unfettered

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The ride-along, the suits allege, allowed the officer unfettered and unsupervised contact with the Explorer away from any accountability for many hours at a time, and often late into the evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He told the UN Human Rights Council that his office had "requested the official list of those released, as well as unfettered access to several detention centres, so far without success".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

China in 2015 updated its national-security law to include defending national interests in polar regions, seeking unfettered access to new sea lanes and resources, said Ryan Martinson, an associate professor at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The Mercosur deal presents a more classic dilemma: Beleaguered manufacturers in Germany and across Northern Europe would gain unfettered access to nearly 300 million new consumers in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

After some wrangling, J. T. promised Venkatesh unfettered access to the gang’s operations as long as J. T. retained veto power over any information that, if published, might prove harmful.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt