untrammelled

British

/ ʌnˈtræməld /

adjective

not hindered or restricted in thought or action

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But what followed was "extraordinary and unprecedented strengthening of executive power... untrammelled by judicial scrutiny".

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

In a statement, they emphasised that the goal was a more durable ceasefire and untrammelled access for humanitarian operations.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2023

As these events began to unfold, it was gratifying to think that women in Hollywood might now be able to pursue their professional goals more fully, unharmed and untrammelled.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 2, 2019

As Blum’s chronicle reveals, two rapidly developing industries untrammelled by government oversight came together to disastrous effect.

From Nature • Oct. 14, 2018

Would it not be better, finer, braver to leave the rubbish where it lies and walk out into the world a free untrammelled illiterate Superman?

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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