unchecked

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Yet they acknowledge the role of such gardens as “sites of resistance to unchecked development,” rather than as barriers to much-needed new housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

These patients often require immunosuppressive drugs, which can allow EBV to reactivate or spread unchecked.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Left unchecked, this “can lead to setbacks on your way to future goals like homeownership, a child’s education, and retirement,” according to Fidelity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Sensibility and natural eclecticism, rather than unchecked ambition, is what propels Joseph; he has an innate knack for assembling bands and ensembles, good taste and good timing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Guards gave these managers, who were always male and tended to be physically imposing, virtually unchecked authority over their fellow prisoners.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden