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Recent Examples of unlicensed
Valdosta Police Department Detectives and Crime Scene personnel soon determined that Stacy Wheeler Cobb, 48, was running an allegedly unlicensed daycare at her home, per the police news release.
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Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Kormarczyk was indicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting, while Carbajal was indicted for conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Within less than a year, the Sheriff’s Office had issued corrective action notices to NaphCare for failing to pay outside hospitals and medical specialists, using unlicensed staff and ignoring requests to replace broken medical equipment, among other deficiencies.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The bar was also the site of a shootout involving unlicensed security that sent someone to the hospital.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
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Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Kormarczyk was indicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting, while Carbajal was indicted for conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Within less than a year, the Sheriff’s Office had issued corrective action notices to NaphCare for failing to pay outside hospitals and medical specialists, using unlicensed staff and ignoring requests to replace broken medical equipment, among other deficiencies.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The bar was also the site of a shootout involving unlicensed security that sent someone to the hospital.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
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But those state actions are now unauthorized because of the Supreme Court order, the USDA wrote in guidance released on Saturday.—
Leah Douglas,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The somber discussion followed discussions surrounding poor internal controls that have resulted in tens of millions of dollars spent on unauthorized contracts and unbudgeted expenses.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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What To Know On Wednesday, the FDA sent warning letters to 18 websites accused of illegally selling unapproved and misbranded Botox products.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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An employee’s water bottle, with an unapproved screw-top lid, was stored on the front preparation table.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Iran has complained to the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union about unsanctioned Starlink activity within the country, and demanded it be shut down.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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Security gates are located at every Loop entrance and exit to prevent unsanctioned entry.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Yet the brunt of the measures taken by the FDC to curb contraband smuggling — like the recent mail restrictions — is borne by inmates and their families, reform advocates allege.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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This comes after airspace violations involving balloons carrying contraband cigarettes which had previously forced the closure of airspace earlier in the month.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Laboratory tests of smuggled samples taken from late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny show that he was poisoned when he was imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has said.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Inevitably, a few students were surreptitiously checking smuggled screens that day.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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