unapproved
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Regulators are trying to curb the supply of illicit, unapproved versions of Eli Lilly’s experimental weight-loss drug retatrutide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
It warned ships not to attempt to transit the key trade waterway via routes unapproved by Tehran.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
“What is being sold on the black market is not a medicine — it is entirely unverified, unapproved and not worth the risk,” David Hyman, Lilly’s chief medical officer, said in a news release.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
His sister, Jennifer Stechkober, who also pleaded guilty to selling unapproved medicines, was sent to prison for a year and four months.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
At any rate, he did a very unapproved and most uncivilised thing.
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Susan Glaspell
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