unlicensed
adjective
un·li·censed
ˌən-ˈlī-sᵊn(t)st 
: not licensed: such as
a
: not authorized or permitted by a license
unlicensed merchandise
an unlicensed firearm
the unlicensed reproduction of books
b
: operating without a license
unlicensed vendors
an unlicensed electrician
unlicensed brokers
unlicensed drivers
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However, Meta reportedly earns roughly $7 billion in revenue every year from potentially fraudulent ads, which can include ads for crypto scams, counterfeit medical products, and unlicensed casinos, another late-2024 document states.
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PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
The record companies accused the two AI platforms of massive copyright infringement by training their models on millions of unlicensed works from their catalogs.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
An unknown number of unlicensed rehabilitation clinics in Colombia and elsewhere in Latin America offer such therapy based on the idea that homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender identities are a mental illness that needs to be cured, rights groups said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Its living room rapidly reached the swelter and volume of a blacksmith’s forge operating as a front for an unlicensed tavern.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
The record companies accused the two AI platforms of massive copyright infringement by training their models on millions of unlicensed works from their catalogs.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
An unknown number of unlicensed rehabilitation clinics in Colombia and elsewhere in Latin America offer such therapy based on the idea that homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender identities are a mental illness that needs to be cured, rights groups said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Its living room rapidly reached the swelter and volume of a blacksmith’s forge operating as a front for an unlicensed tavern.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlicensed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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