unregulated
adjective
un·reg·u·lat·ed
ˌən-ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-təd 
also -ˈrā-
: not regulated: such as
a
: disorderly, chaotic
unregulated habits
an unregulated mind
b
: not controlled by regulation
unregulated fishing
an unregulated industry
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In some cases, this can happen when the water originates from an unregulated well – some cities get their drinking water from a mix of surface and groundwater – or through cracked pipes.
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Jordan Gass-Pooré, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Advertisement Mayors Kevin Faulconer and Todd Gloria both spent months trying and failing to come up with a vendor law, failures that allowed unregulated vendors to begin setting up shop in popular locations like Balboa Park, the Gaslamp Quarter and city beaches.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Advocates say that influx — along with a complicated mix of unregulated recreation, invasive species, wildfires and mining claims — could irrevocably damage the pristine beauty of the 7 million-acre wilderness.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
High-risk and unregulated border technologies are impacting every aspect of migration.
—Petra Molnar, TIME, 21 May 2024
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Jordan Gass-Pooré, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Advertisement Mayors Kevin Faulconer and Todd Gloria both spent months trying and failing to come up with a vendor law, failures that allowed unregulated vendors to begin setting up shop in popular locations like Balboa Park, the Gaslamp Quarter and city beaches.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Advocates say that influx — along with a complicated mix of unregulated recreation, invasive species, wildfires and mining claims — could irrevocably damage the pristine beauty of the 7 million-acre wilderness.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
High-risk and unregulated border technologies are impacting every aspect of migration.
—Petra Molnar, TIME, 21 May 2024
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“Unregulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregulated. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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