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Recent Examples of unapproved
The secretary can also enable the FDA to issue an emergency use authorization, enabling clinicians to use unapproved medical products to manage specific conditions in an emergency.
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Angela Mattie, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
When the sign fell down, the newspaper alleges, an employee was made to scrub the toilet because it had been used by an unapproved person.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Consider this a growing risk, as a November 2023 Salesforce survey found that more than half of employees use unapproved GenAI apps without permission or access controls, and a June 2023 LayerX report found that 15% of employees paste company and customer data into GenAI applications.
—Anand Oswal, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: Nearly 1.7 million prescriptions were written for these medications in Ohio alone in 2024.
Between the lines: Officials in multiple states have warned consumers about unapproved versions of medications being sold as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound.
—Andrew King, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Angela Mattie, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
When the sign fell down, the newspaper alleges, an employee was made to scrub the toilet because it had been used by an unapproved person.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Consider this a growing risk, as a November 2023 Salesforce survey found that more than half of employees use unapproved GenAI apps without permission or access controls, and a June 2023 LayerX report found that 15% of employees paste company and customer data into GenAI applications.
—Anand Oswal, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: Nearly 1.7 million prescriptions were written for these medications in Ohio alone in 2024.
Between the lines: Officials in multiple states have warned consumers about unapproved versions of medications being sold as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound.
—Andrew King, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproved
Adjective
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Carranza was charged with three counts of unauthorized practice of a profession, a class E felony.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs are a bargaining chip in Mr. Trump’s war on unauthorized immigration.—
Caitlin Babcock,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Mar. 2025
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The state has struggled to control the black market, with as many as 8,000 unlicensed dispensaries in New York City alone, compared to just 140 legal operations.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The company began when the cryptocurrency entrepreneur Robbie Bent converted his Toronto back yard into an unlicensed communal spa.—
Vince Aletti,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sam Sabin Feb 5, 2025 - Technology Lawmakers demand answers on DOGE's database access Democratic lawmakers are raising alarms about the security implications of Elon Musk's DOGE team's potentially unsanctioned access to sensitive government databases.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
9 Feb. 2025
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At least 4,500 National Guardsmen have been deployed to state prisons across New York in response to the unsanctioned strike that began Monday.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Unapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproved. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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