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unauthorized

[uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd] / ʌnˈɔ θəˌraɪzd /


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Hugging Face discovered the break-in early last week, saying there had been unauthorized access to internal data sets and company credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Thomas Giandomenico took unauthorized and unofficial photos of her husband’s body.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

The brief says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplaces, canceled 250,000 unauthorized enrollments and identified 200,000 unauthorized plan switches in 2025.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

The OEC would advise the justices on recusal issues, gifts and financial disclosures, and unauthorized disclosure of official court documents, like the Dobbs leak.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

“First grievance, unauthorized use of sympathy. What is the proper discipline for this, Master Archivist?”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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