unapproved
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Novo Nordisk sued Hims for allegedly selling unapproved, compounded weight-loss drugs that infringe patents.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Paramount’s cease and desist letter was reviewed by The Times and makes similar assertions about ByteDance’s unapproved use of copyrighted material.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
It can include diluting or substituting ingredients, altering documents, or going through unapproved processes.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
The think tank apologized for what it said was an “unauthorized and unapproved edit” and fired an employee over the incident.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Or suppose that we tried the experiment on land instead of water carriage; already the government, not unapproved, carries letters and parcels for us; larger packages may in time follow:—parcels;—even general merchandise?
From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by Ruskin, John
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