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Recent Examples of unsanctioned
That’s even with an unsanctioned appearance on Tucker Carlson last year, which reportedly landed Bankman-Fried in solitary confinement.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
When leaders discover unsanctioned AI use, the right response is not to shut it down immediately.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The unsanctioned practice is intended to push the city and county toward improving safety infrastructure for pedestrians.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
When leaders discover unsanctioned AI use, the right response is not to shut it down immediately.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The unsanctioned practice is intended to push the city and county toward improving safety infrastructure for pedestrians.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanctioned
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For almost two hours last week, Meta employees had unauthorized access to company and user data thanks to an AI agent that gave an employee inaccurate technical advice, as previously reported by The Information.—
Stevie Bonifield,
The Verge,
19 Mar. 2026
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In addition to disabling its national lookup feature for all of California and prohibiting the formation of data sharing relationships between agencies inside and out of the state, Simmons said the company has also agreed to pay a $290,000 fee for any unauthorized data disclosures.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Federal regulators have issued warnings that unapproved exosomes could leave customers with severe skin infections.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The suit said the scheme circumvents FDA regulations that generally prohibit importation of unapproved medications from overseas.—
Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli,Scott Zamost,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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County officials said the company relied on unlicensed employees, ignored requests to repair and replace medical equipment and allowed hundreds of shifts to go unfilled.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Roswell police say a search for a missing elderly man ended with an unlicensed personal care home shut down and its operator arrested.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 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 21 Mar. 2026.
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