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Recent Examples of unlicensed
An unlicensed operator driving an unregistered boat in the waters of Paradise Island struck an American riding a jet ski.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
By then, OpenAI had rolled out its GPT-4o model, which the lawsuit claims was designed to keep users hooked, and enabled ChatGPT to behave like an unlicensed therapist.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
That unlicensed broker on Twitter with cryptic access to SpaceX shares?
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Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
Texas has moved to shut down alternative medicine businesses operated by individuals who are unlicensed and cannot legally diagnose or treat patients.
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Phoebe Quinton,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
By then, OpenAI had rolled out its GPT-4o model, which the lawsuit claims was designed to keep users hooked, and enabled ChatGPT to behave like an unlicensed therapist.
—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
That unlicensed broker on Twitter with cryptic access to SpaceX shares?
—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
Texas has moved to shut down alternative medicine businesses operated by individuals who are unlicensed and cannot legally diagnose or treat patients.
—
Phoebe Quinton,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
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From the Dallas Stadium, an unauthorized aircraft cannot come within three nautical miles or fly 3,000 feet ground-to-air.
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But these centers often have little to no medical staff, which means ultrasound offerings could violate laws against the unauthorized practice of medicine or false advertising.
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Over and over, school officials who interrupt or cut off the mics of speakers for delivering unapproved messages end up amplifying those messages even more.
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The incident has sparked outrage over an alleged anti-Jewish double standard, as tournament rules explicitly ban all unapproved political displays.
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The sanctioned tool does not work well enough to do the job, but the unsanctioned one does.
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Amid the charm offensive, Bankman-Fried even conducted an unsanctioned interview with conservative TV host Tucker Carlson from prison in March 2025.
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The indictment also charges four current and former federal inmates accused of coordinating drops using contraband cellphones.
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Officials said Monday 15 people were taken to the hospital after residents of the Horizon Juvenile Center, which houses young offenders, armed themselves with contraband and makeshift knives as chaos erupted Sunday.
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The smuggled animals, which were imported from both Hong Kong and Mexico without permits, included Mexican beaded lizards, Mexican box turtles and Yucatan box turtles and baby crocodiles, prosecutors said.
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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.
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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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