unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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If left unchecked, burnout can lower productivity, strain relationships and take a serious toll on your overall well-being.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The lake is home to recurring toxic algae blooms that, if left unchecked, can pose health threats to humans and animals.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Insider threat All this has merged with and amplified another kind of insider threat brewing for decades on the political side: the expansion of unchecked executive power.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
For more than two decades, NYC public schools have been under mayoral control, granting the mayor unchecked authority over nearly a million students and hundreds of thousands of educators and staff.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The lake is home to recurring toxic algae blooms that, if left unchecked, can pose health threats to humans and animals.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Insider threat All this has merged with and amplified another kind of insider threat brewing for decades on the political side: the expansion of unchecked executive power.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
For more than two decades, NYC public schools have been under mayoral control, granting the mayor unchecked authority over nearly a million students and hundreds of thousands of educators and staff.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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