unfettered
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He told the UN Human Rights Council that his office had "requested the official list of those released, as well as unfettered access to several detention centres, so far without success".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
“It’s not just like unfettered mass surveillance,” Siminoff told the New York Times.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
Whether on foreign or domestic policy, lawmakers have struggled to respond to an administration that moves with unfettered restraint and exceptional speed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
China in 2015 updated its national-security law to include defending national interests in polar regions, seeking unfettered access to new sea lanes and resources, said Ryan Martinson, an associate professor at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
What might happen to the unfettered give-and-take among scientific colleagues if they were turned into rivals when the search for truth was overtaken by the race for commercial advantage?
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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