unapproved
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Hims “unlawfully mass markets unapproved versions of Novo Nordisk’s FDA-approved semaglutide medicines, deceiving patients and putting their health at risk,” Novo said in a statement earlier this month.
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
The government agency said the biggest challenge was from medicines that were unlicensed or unapproved for use in the UK, which were often smuggled into the country across borders.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
“A lot of these patients undergo bizarre, unapproved therapies, like extended intravenous antibiotic therapies, for months or even years,” Dr. Durland Fish, the chief executive officer of the American Lyme Disease Foundation, told Slate.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
The flagellants were a phenomenon of seething, popular passion, outside of the church and unapproved by its authority.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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