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Recent Examples of unsanctioned
At a news conference in the park Friday morning, Ryles and members of the community blamed the city and its police force for not shutting down the unsanctioned event before the crowd size surged and things got out of control.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Police Chief Ryan Rodriguez said in a statement released Wednesday that the vehicles involved may have been part of an unsanctioned car club.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Some are more well-known than others, but all of them have value, even the unsanctioned $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy between Minnesota and Nebraska.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Participating–fighting and dying–on behalf of America in a publicly unsanctioned war has left HMong soldiers doubly disgraced: forced to flee their home country and unrecognized for their service in their new country.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Police Chief Ryan Rodriguez said in a statement released Wednesday that the vehicles involved may have been part of an unsanctioned car club.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Some are more well-known than others, but all of them have value, even the unsanctioned $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy between Minnesota and Nebraska.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Participating–fighting and dying–on behalf of America in a publicly unsanctioned war has left HMong soldiers doubly disgraced: forced to flee their home country and unrecognized for their service in their new country.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanctioned
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Flavor Frenzy’s owner, 58-year-old Steven M. Weisberg, was arrested Aug. 15 on charges of child pornography, child pornography soliciting a child for performance, unauthorized video recording in a public place and unauthorized recording of a person under 18, court records show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Steven Weisberg, 58, of the 300 block of Satinwood Terrace, appeared in court Sunday morning and was charged with two counts of child pornography, a Class X felony, the most severe category of its kind in Illinois, and two counts of unauthorized video recording, a Class 3 felony.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Electric vehicle owners, beware: Buying a cheap, unapproved converter to connect your EV to a Tesla DC fast charger — or connect your Tesla to the more common CCS charger — could damage your vehicle.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The law does not distinguish between personal and professional communication, meaning school staff and volunteers are prohibited from messaging or responding to students within their same district on unapproved platforms, no matter the subject matter.—
Ruby Grisin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 July 2025
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Yet, at the same time, despite all the huffing and puffing about the big evil CAA trying squash the little guy, Judge Young has not let Range off the hook yet for being allegedly being unlicensed talent agency, as CAA insists, or over the unfair competition element of this.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The year Hitter started teaching, the state Department of Public Instruction issued over 3,000 emergency licenses for schools to hire unlicensed teachers — a number that continues to grow significantly each year.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Unsanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanctioned. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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