as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
a tirade filled with uncontrolled anger about what the government was doing
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One is the prospect that uncontrolled diffusion of advanced AI could empower the world’s most dangerous state and nonstate actors, and potentially rogue autonomous AI systems themselves, to develop catastrophic cyber- and bioweapons or unleash other existential national security threats.
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Colin H. Kahl, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Expert skiers can ski the glacier from here on ungroomed trails in an uncontrolled environment.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Damaged and destroyed structures also prompt uncontrolled water leaks.
—Andrew J. Whelton, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
The car was being driven in the left lane when Maldonado reportedly turned to the right, leading the vehicle into an uncontrolled clockwise spin, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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Colin H. Kahl, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Expert skiers can ski the glacier from here on ungroomed trails in an uncontrolled environment.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Damaged and destroyed structures also prompt uncontrolled water leaks.
—Andrew J. Whelton, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
The car was being driven in the left lane when Maldonado reportedly turned to the right, leading the vehicle into an uncontrolled clockwise spin, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Uncontrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrolled. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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