unauthorized
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“If that is what happened here, the critical question is why authentication safeguards, access restrictions, and monitoring systems failed to detect and stop the unauthorized activity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The filing cites items that were seized from her home in a federal investigation with no assurance that they will be returned, as well as unauthorized people who gained access to her Los Angeles residence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
On a recent visit by the BBC, for example, reporters in the White House press pool were under strict instructions to avoid taking images in unauthorized areas or providing details on the camp's layout.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The report’s recommendations include studying technologies to implement preventive controls and working toward ensuring that taxpayers are notified of unauthorized access.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Tea Cake’s house was a magnet, the unauthorized center of the “job.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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