unsanctioned
adjective
un·sanc·tioned
ˌən-ˈsaŋ(k)-shənd 
: lacking effective or authoritative approval or consent : not sanctioned
an unsanctioned boxing match
… a solution unsanctioned by educated custom …—
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If that data moves through unsanctioned channels or lands in public models, it’s exposed.
—Mark Doble, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Death Riders get the last laugh Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay may have won the unsanctioned Lights Out Steel Cage Match against The Death Riders, Gabe Kidd and Matt and Nick Jackson.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
For that reason, his ten-man tag team match will now be an unsanctioned, Lights Out Steel Cage match.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Even porous sanctions, which shave growth rates by a percentage point or two, can produce devastating, long-term compounding effects—as a comparison of sanctioned North Korea and unsanctioned South Korea illustrates.
—S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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Mark Doble, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Death Riders get the last laugh Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay may have won the unsanctioned Lights Out Steel Cage Match against The Death Riders, Gabe Kidd and Matt and Nick Jackson.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
For that reason, his ten-man tag team match will now be an unsanctioned, Lights Out Steel Cage match.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Even porous sanctions, which shave growth rates by a percentage point or two, can produce devastating, long-term compounding effects—as a comparison of sanctioned North Korea and unsanctioned South Korea illustrates.
—S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Unsanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsanctioned. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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