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Without them, he correctly observed in 1969, “men and women who hold public office would be compelled, simply because they did hold public office, to lose the comforts and privacy of an unpicketed home.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2020

Portnow, however, saved the day and was credited with brokering an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America a little less than two weeks before the show, allowing it to go on unpicketed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2019

He had undertaken to remain in his tent in the lines, where he had quietly saddled and unpicketed his horse, tying it up to the tent ropes so that he could mount in an instant.

From Rujub, the Juggler by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

It was followed by a courteous request, in softer tones; and Skag watched another big elephant approach from the unpicketed lines.

From Son of Power by Comfort, Will Levington

The horses were unpicketed and bridled—they had worn their saddles all night—and the guns of the party were carefully re-primed or capped.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne