unregulated

adjective

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un·reg·u·lat·ed | \ ˌən-ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-təd

also -ˈrā- \

Definition of unregulated

: not regulated: such as

a : disorderly, chaotic unregulated habits an unregulated mind

b : not controlled by regulation unregulated fishing an unregulated industry

Examples of unregulated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Digital currencies, like Bitcoin, have been left largely unregulated by major governments up to this point. — Matt Ott, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2021 Digital currencies, like bitcoin, have been left largely unregulated by major governments up to this point. — CBS News, 3 Aug. 2021 The peninsula remains largely unregulated and is policed by the Sheriff’s Department, which is analyzing ways to beef up public safety. — al, 3 July 2021 Has WhatsApp become too much of a utility, too much of a quasi-global mobile network operator, to remain unregulated in Facebook’s hands? — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 June 2021 The relatively new subset of credit reporting, the $3 billion tenant screening industry, which has both grown and gone largely unregulated since its inception, is about to be tested in new ways. — NBC News, 14 Mar. 2021 But lately, there have been signs of momentum building for measures targeting parts of Arizona where groundwater is unregulated. — Ian James, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2021 Many of these products are unregulated, and some are offered with leverage that let investors substantially increase the nominal size of their positions beyond their actual holdings. — Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Thanks to a loophole in the 2018 farm bill, delta-8 THC is unregulated at the federal level. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 28 June 2021

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