unauthorized
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Investigations found that a former Chinese software developer at Coupang retained an authentication key after leaving the company, enabling unauthorized access for about a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
FIFA's trademarks, names and symbols are protected by penalties for the unauthorized sale of World Cup merchandise.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Bolton was accused of sharing classified files by email with two "unauthorized individuals" who have not been identified but are believed to be his wife and daughter.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
It stops law enforcement agents, including federal agents, from “providing unauthorized access, disruption, modification, or seizure of voter rolls, voter lists, or certified voting technology,” without a court order.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Rather more cautious, Alvarez confided to his diary: “I am going on almost full-time as director of a nonexistent laboratory on an unauthorized program.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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