unregulated

Definition of unregulatednext

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Recent Examples of unregulated The Connecticut legislature hurriedly endorsed the sale during a special session in 2024, adopting — without a public hearing — the enabling legislation needed to allow an unregulated, nonprofit company to buy a regulated water utility. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026 During the pandemic, mostly unregulated lenders went after struggling restaurants and music venues, charging at times sky high rates. Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026 Prediction markets are exploiting regulatory gaps to offer unregulated sports wagers. Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Other countries, including Spain, France, and the UK are also taking or are considering measures to restrict minors’ access to social media amid growing concern that children are being harmed by exposure to unregulated social media content. ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unregulated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unregulated
Adjective
  • Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Streaming is also available on the March Madness Live app.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Fresh off his Super Bowl LX duties, Tirico earlier this week was unreserved in his praise for his friend from Long Beach.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The unreserved feedback on the offense comes first.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Police recommend using the PortMiami Tunnel, accessible from I‑395, to avoid congestion.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The system is designed to be accessible on the software side, allowing developers to test new behaviors in real environments such as homes or dorms.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Days are structured around early morning wake-ups and hikes that last two or four hours (your preference), movement classes, daily massages, and healthy communal meals.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Many accommodations feature private open-air baths supplied by Hakone’s volcanic hot springs, while the communal baths overlook verdant, wooded hillsides.
    Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Veteran diplomats with decades of collective experience have been fired, retired or were reassigned -- replaced by more junior officials or political appointees.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • My awe had barely subsided when, two minutes later, James got the ball, raced just past the free-throw line, and took flight.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
  • However, that detention request was not honored, and Jalloh was set free again, ICE told the Washington Examiner.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Unregulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unregulated. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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