unapproved
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“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
But Mahdi has seen too many heroic responders killed unnecessarily — a poster with images of their faces tacked to the wall is a grim reminder — to sacrifice anyone else on an unapproved mission, even one that should ostensibly take only minutes to pull off.
From Los Angeles Times
Grenon went to prison in 2023 for conspiring to defraud the United States by distributing an unapproved and misbranded drug.
From Salon
Police said the flowers, though attractive, were unapproved—and letting Bradshaw skate could open the door to less desirable graffiti.
They also fear the state is on shaky legal ground with federal regulators who have, in recent years, cracked down on businesses offering certain unapproved therapies.
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