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Recent Examples of unapproved
YouTube defines unapproved gambling sites as those that don’t meet local legal requirements and haven’t been reviewed by YouTube or parent company Google.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Patel served in the first Trump administration after being a congressman; Trump was an early supporter of UFC, allowing the league to hold fights at his Atlantic City casino in 2001 when MMA was still largely an unapproved sport.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Mar. 2025
An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Patel served in the first Trump administration after being a congressman; Trump was an early supporter of UFC, allowing the league to hold fights at his Atlantic City casino in 2001 when MMA was still largely an unapproved sport.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Mar. 2025
An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproved
Adjective
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Guards are to do room checks for unauthorized guests and to handle any issues, like trespassing complaints.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those unauthorized enrollments or changes took off in late 2023 and continued through last year, drawing more than 274,000 complaints in the first eight months of 2024 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, mostly about rogue agents or call centers.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bah has since been charged with reckless endangerment, reckless driving and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, the outlets reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The same is not true for unlicensed providers, who don’t receive regular inspections and can refuse access to their homes.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most recently, this was seen when Owens defeated Zayn in an unsanctioned match at Elimination Chamber 2025.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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The shooting took place around 10 p.m. during an unsanctioned car show.—
Pilar Arias,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Unapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproved. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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