unlicensed

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Recent Examples of unlicensed This was, after all, the activist arrested by the Ukrainians in 1999 after an unlicensed Sevastopol protest against the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Kiev and Moscow. Ed Simon june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 Donald Pinnock was charged Sunday with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025 Her mother has launched an online petition for laws against unlicensed recovery homes operating in South Florida. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025 The sweeping request claims that the state is using new cannabis laws to push unlicensed hemp businesses out of the legal marijuana industry, despite a state judge ruling two years ago that eliminating them outright was unconstitutional. Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unlicensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
Adjective
  • The company detected unauthorized third-party access to internal U.S. business systems on Nov. 6.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
  • Virtual events can open the door to serious threats like data breaches, phishing attacks and unauthorized access to proprietary content.
    Michele Dobnikar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The settlement stems from allegations that Epic used misleading tactics to prompt unapproved purchases, especially by children playing without supervision.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • In his letter of resignation, former Urban Corps board member Mario Sierra noted that Kennedy tried to threaten him into covering up the unapproved renovations.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • As of Friday afternoon, the National Parks Service had approved a protest permit for just one demonstration related to the parade, but other unsanctioned protests could pop up.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 14 June 2025
  • In their defense, Secretary Clinton and other officials have said that the unsanctioned communication methods are, simply put, more convenient.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025

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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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