unregulated
adjective
un·reg·u·lat·ed
ˌən-ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-təd 
also -ˈrā-
: not regulated: such as
a
: disorderly, chaotic
unregulated habits
an unregulated mind
b
: not controlled by regulation
unregulated fishing
an unregulated industry
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Likening today’s digital revolution to the late-nineteenth-century Gilded Age of unregulated capitalism, Wheeler makes a powerful case for U.S. government action to set rules that protect the public interest.
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Tom Wheeler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Approximately 36% of all plastics produced are used in packaging, which includes single-use plastic for food and beverage containers, the U.N. reports, noting, approximately 85% of those single-use products end up in landfills or as unregulated waste.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
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Tom Wheeler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Approximately 36% of all plastics produced are used in packaging, which includes single-use plastic for food and beverage containers, the U.N. reports, noting, approximately 85% of those single-use products end up in landfills or as unregulated waste.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Unregulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregulated. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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