unchecked
Example Sentences
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Human rights groups and former military lawyers warn the decision could set a precedent for unchecked lethal force far beyond U.S. borders.
From Salon
If unchecked, this could be the start of an anti-competitive arms race, in which the U.S. economy is the loser.
Viruses spread through the body when left unchecked, sometimes leading to severe illness.
From Science Daily
This very same mistake was an enormous Nazi failure: Hitler broke the German generals, and so his decisions went unchecked and included some of the worst strategic moves in the history of warfare.
From Los Angeles Times
“The days of the Bureau’s unchecked administrative agency power ... are, hopefully, over,” its lawyers wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
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