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Recent Examples of unlicensed
Speeders doing 60 in a 30 zone, people who cause accidents and unlicensed and uninsured drivers, especially non-English-speaking aliens.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of community radio stations in Indonesia (many unlicensed) provided crucial information after the 2004 tsunami disaster.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Mejer has now been charged on suspicion of felony child endangerment and felony accessory after the fact of a crime, as well as misdemeanors for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to an officer.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Gbollie was charged with misdemeanors last year for allegedly attacking the permit inspector, damaging his car, and blocking the vehicle in during a dispute about Gbollie’s unlicensed food stand on the 1700 block of Broadway, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of community radio stations in Indonesia (many unlicensed) provided crucial information after the 2004 tsunami disaster.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Mejer has now been charged on suspicion of felony child endangerment and felony accessory after the fact of a crime, as well as misdemeanors for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to an officer.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Gbollie was charged with misdemeanors last year for allegedly attacking the permit inspector, damaging his car, and blocking the vehicle in during a dispute about Gbollie’s unlicensed food stand on the 1700 block of Broadway, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
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Director James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company have been sued for unauthorized use of an Indigenous actress’ likeness without her knowledge and consent.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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Since the City Council gave the Carmen Building historic status in July 2024, the property has faced more than 25 city code complaints about its condition and unauthorized access.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The 26-year-old faces charges, including domestic violence simple battery, domestic violence false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death to the medical examiner’s office or law enforcement and unlawfully holding or moving a human dead body in unapproved conditions.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of storing remains in unapproved conditions, two counts of failure to report a death, battery, false imprisonment, and tampering with evidence, according to court records.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC 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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In court filings associated with the case, attorneys representing UConn argued that the university had no duty to protect students at unsanctioned events.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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At the suspect’s residence, investigators found enough contraband Lego pieces to fill two garbage bags.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Shackelford’s three co-conspirators pleaded guilty in connection with the prison bribery and contraband smuggling scheme.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 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 10 May. 2026.
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