uncontrolled
Britishadjective
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not controlled or regulated; uncurbed
Example Sentences
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Scientists found that consuming caffeine at night can increase impulsive behavior, raising the likelihood of risky or uncontrolled actions.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
"With an uncontrolled collapse, you cannot predict where it will fall and it could cause more damage, which we do not want," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Authorities have blamed the scale of devastation partly on uncontrolled logging, and have revoked forestry permits in the disaster's wake.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Since then, he’s suffered from bouts of uncontrolled sobbing and relentless nightmares.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
I felt weirdly calm about it, even though I’d never seen an uncontrolled fire in person before.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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