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Recent Examples of unlicensed
There was a lot of shebeens [unlicensed bars] and blues parties in our area.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Los Angelenos will decide whether the city taxes unlicensed cannabis businesses through Proposition CB.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The department said the checkpoint focused on impaired drivers and also targeted unlicensed drivers.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
This reform could include unlicensed electricians working on repair projects or plumbers without licenses doing lower risk jobs independently.
—Maxwell Harden, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Los Angelenos will decide whether the city taxes unlicensed cannabis businesses through Proposition CB.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The department said the checkpoint focused on impaired drivers and also targeted unlicensed drivers.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
This reform could include unlicensed electricians working on repair projects or plumbers without licenses doing lower risk jobs independently.
—Maxwell Harden, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
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Recovering from identity theft requires securing your credit, documenting the fraud, and disputing unauthorized accounts.—
Miranda Marquit,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Since 1868, birthright citizenship has made anyone born in the United States a citizen – whether the child of citizens, foreign nationals living legally in the United States, or unauthorized immigrants.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Small amounts of the compound, shorthand for 7-hydroxymitragynine, occur naturally in kratom, which is increasingly used as a recreational drug and an unapproved pain treatment.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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Blue is officially fired for injecting a patient with an unapproved drug, and in a devastating twist, he is humiliated by and forced to give his badge back to Richard in front of Catherine (Debbie Allen).—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Digital flyers for this unsanctioned event have been circulating on social media, according to the Fresno Police Department.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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However, the city rebutted the allegations, saying that Boca Bash was an unsanctioned event and therefore not hosted by officials.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bikini bottoms would be full coverage only; thongs were added to a list of contraband items that included alcohol and nonprescription drugs, which were confiscated from Islanders’ suitcases on arrival.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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He was arrested in 2023 for allegedly being involved in a contraband scheme.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
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Lang calls Atterton, who’s in his prison cell with a smuggled phone, to tell him the job is done and that both Bailey-Brown and Sam have been terminated.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Writs of assistance were open‑ended search warrants granted to British customs officers to search for smuggled goods; they were not limited by time, person, or location, and no probable cause was required.—
Amanda Cats-Baril,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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