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Recent Examples of unsanctioned
In 2023 and 2024, six fraternities were placed on probation at SDSU due to violations of school policies, including unsanctioned distribution of alcohol, according to the university’s website.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The potential reach—and risk—of unsanctioned apps and tools is growing rapidly, and the old on-premises approach to managing IT simply doesn’t work.
—Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
His relationship with Hobbs remained especially strong, with O’Neil considering that Hobbs had kept up his end of the bargain by lining up deals for first-team players that ultimately went unsanctioned.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
In 2005, the trail and several formerly unsanctioned connected routes were adopted into the Tonto National Forest system.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The potential reach—and risk—of unsanctioned apps and tools is growing rapidly, and the old on-premises approach to managing IT simply doesn’t work.
—Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
His relationship with Hobbs remained especially strong, with O’Neil considering that Hobbs had kept up his end of the bargain by lining up deals for first-team players that ultimately went unsanctioned.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
In 2005, the trail and several formerly unsanctioned connected routes were adopted into the Tonto National Forest system.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanctioned
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Thus far, experts believe that labor costs haven’t spurred inflation, but with the unemployment rate already near historical lows and U.S. birth rates down, plans for mass deportations of unauthorized foreign workers, combined with higher tariffs, would likely add to overall inflationary pressures.—
Don Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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What States Allow Militias? All 50 states prohibit private, unauthorized militias from engaging in activities reserved for the state militia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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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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Prescription drugs sold online or by unlicensed dealers marketed as OxyContin, Vicodin and Xanax are often laced with fentanyl.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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However, months later, many unlicensed pharmacies purporting to sell pharmaceutical drugs to unwitting customers are still thriving despite the efforts by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to stop them.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Unsanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanctioned. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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