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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Finally, four years ago, in an unsanctioned event along a flat six-mile loop in Vienna, Kipchoge cruised at record speed, completing 26.2 miles in one hour, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds.
—Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
Testing the boundaries of the three-story, 22-acre site is Ikea Residency, an unofficial (and unsanctioned) collective of artists, writers and makers in Los Angeles.
—Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Increasing payments to Titan Lawn and Landscape for mowing, landscaping, drainage and irrigation services and to clean up trails near unsanctioned campsites.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
But over the past two months, its problem has not been unsanctioned laptop users — it’s been hordes of influencers armed with tripods.
—Curbed, 6 Oct. 2023
This comes after wildlife protection officers were warned of his unsanctioned public appearances with the python, BBC News reported.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
They were also required to vow not to participate in unsanctioned debates.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2023
Wagner’s ownership structures are not transparent, and activities tied to Prigozhin have often operated through a web of unsanctioned offshore companies.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
Last October, in the early days of the pickleball explosion, a woman filed a 311 complaint about the sudden appearance of two unsanctioned courts in the West Village.
—Allie Conti, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
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Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
Testing the boundaries of the three-story, 22-acre site is Ikea Residency, an unofficial (and unsanctioned) collective of artists, writers and makers in Los Angeles.
—Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Increasing payments to Titan Lawn and Landscape for mowing, landscaping, drainage and irrigation services and to clean up trails near unsanctioned campsites.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
But over the past two months, its problem has not been unsanctioned laptop users — it’s been hordes of influencers armed with tripods.
—Curbed, 6 Oct. 2023
This comes after wildlife protection officers were warned of his unsanctioned public appearances with the python, BBC News reported.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
They were also required to vow not to participate in unsanctioned debates.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2023
Wagner’s ownership structures are not transparent, and activities tied to Prigozhin have often operated through a web of unsanctioned offshore companies.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
Last October, in the early days of the pickleball explosion, a woman filed a 311 complaint about the sudden appearance of two unsanctioned courts in the West Village.
—Allie Conti, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
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First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined above
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