unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Le Guin examines unchecked power, eugenics, and the ethics of governance in this inventive and consistently surprising novel, which explores the limits of trying to manifest a better world.
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Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Doctors warn that this dynamic raises concern when AI conversations are frequent, emotionally engaging and left unchecked.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
But those market watchers and analysts who screamed of a bubble are unchecked in their touting.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
When global oil prices collapsed in 2014, the government responded with denial, rigid price controls and unchecked money printing.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
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Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Doctors warn that this dynamic raises concern when AI conversations are frequent, emotionally engaging and left unchecked.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
But those market watchers and analysts who screamed of a bubble are unchecked in their touting.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
When global oil prices collapsed in 2014, the government responded with denial, rigid price controls and unchecked money printing.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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