as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Recent Examples of unchecked
Congestion concerns grow The rapid growth of satellite constellations has raised alarms among regulators, astronomers, and space safety experts, who warn that unchecked launches could increase collision risks and complicate future space operations.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Despite those warnings, Reina’s behavior continued unchecked.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
As the film tracks Clark Kent navigating a public increasingly skeptical of Superman's unchecked strength — while Lex Luthor’s machinations test the limits of truth, tech, and influence — Gathegi’s Mister Terrific operates in the grey area where ethics meet engineering.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
The scandal has galvanized ordinary Filipinos, who have taken to the streets to protest decades of unchecked corruption.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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The protests in Iran began two weeks ago in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, but have since spiraled into wider demonstrations against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime, which has ruled the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.—
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The protests, which began on December 28 as demonstrations in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, have since spread to more than 100 cities, posing the biggest challenge to the Iranian regime in years.—
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That winter, the concrete spillway collapsed in one section during massive storms, prompting the evacuation of 188,000 people as water raged uncontrolled into the river below, and concerns grew that part of the dam might fail.—
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This produces a firm, inorganic-rich SEI that curbs excessive electrolyte loss and uncontrolled SEI thickening.—
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchecked. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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