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Recent Examples of unlicensed
Patrick Gordon was arraigned in Salem District Court Tuesday on charges of possession of an incendiary device and possession of an unlicensed assault weapon.
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Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Another unlicensed food truck, Churro Madness (stylized #CHURROMADNESS), also drew crowds and positive reviews in metro Denver in 2025.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Earlier this month, multiple gunmen opened fire at an unlicensed bar near the capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring 13 others.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Several states have sued, accusing the company of functioning, in essence, as an unlicensed bookie.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Another unlicensed food truck, Churro Madness (stylized #CHURROMADNESS), also drew crowds and positive reviews in metro Denver in 2025.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Earlier this month, multiple gunmen opened fire at an unlicensed bar near the capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring 13 others.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Several states have sued, accusing the company of functioning, in essence, as an unlicensed bookie.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
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Drivers cruising on Kansas City’s Main Street will need to steer clear of the new transit-only lanes or face a fine, as the city puts the brakes on unauthorized cars in streetcar and bus lanes.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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Federal law also bars unauthorized immigrants from owning firearms — a rule that withstood a recent challenge in federal court.—
Paul Kiefer,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth has never told her doctor about taking an unapproved drug or buying from the underground market.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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The restaurant’s employee drinks, in unapproved cups, were on the prep table in the kitchen.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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The unsanctioned practice is intended to push the city and county toward improving safety infrastructure for pedestrians.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Puma’s Popovic believes unsanctioned races have taken over for run clubs as the best form of community building.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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The same deficiencies cited in contraband cases in the mid-2010s continue to appear in inspections a decade later.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their world inside Parchman was defined by regulation of contraband items, the work they were told to do, conflicts with other inmates, and the corruption and neglect of the prison administrators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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The smuggled fungus, Fusarium graminearum, can cause billions in crop losses and is harmful to humans and livestock.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
13 Nov. 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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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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