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Recent Examples of unsanctioned
The model has already appeared in unsanctioned environments, raising concerns about control and safety.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
According to court documents, campus police officers decided not to shut down the unsanctioned party.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Authorities said a shooting Saturday night that wounded four people near an Arden Arcade park was believed to be connected to UC Davis’ annual Picnic Day, where city and university officials had increased police presence and cracked down on unsanctioned gatherings.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
The tradition has carried on, however, as an unsanctioned event on the beach for decades, and has primarily been marketed to HBCU students in the southeast.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
According to court documents, campus police officers decided not to shut down the unsanctioned party.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Authorities said a shooting Saturday night that wounded four people near an Arden Arcade park was believed to be connected to UC Davis’ annual Picnic Day, where city and university officials had increased police presence and cracked down on unsanctioned gatherings.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
The tradition has carried on, however, as an unsanctioned event on the beach for decades, and has primarily been marketed to HBCU students in the southeast.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanctioned
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Recovering from identity theft requires securing your credit, documenting the fraud, and disputing unauthorized accounts.—
Miranda Marquit,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Since 1868, birthright citizenship has made anyone born in the United States a citizen – whether the child of citizens, foreign nationals living legally in the United States, or unauthorized immigrants.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Small amounts of the compound, shorthand for 7-hydroxymitragynine, occur naturally in kratom, which is increasingly used as a recreational drug and an unapproved pain treatment.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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Blue is officially fired for injecting a patient with an unapproved drug, and in a devastating twist, he is humiliated by and forced to give his badge back to Richard in front of Catherine (Debbie Allen).—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Prosecutors allege that between April 2019 and November 2022, Pin Hsien Hsu, 46, operated about 30 unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, failed to file sales tax returns and didn’t report about $80 million in sales.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Mejer also faces misdemeanor counts of contributing to delinquency and providing false information to a peace officer, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor to drive a motor vehicle.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 May 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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“Unsanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanctioned. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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