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Unchecked Bre /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/Name /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/Adjective Sth Harmful Is Unchecked Controlled Stopped Worse

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Back BrE /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/NAmE /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/adjective

if sth harmful is unchecked, it is not controlled or stopped from getting worse
The fire was allowed to burn unchecked.
 The rise in violent crime must not go unchecked. The plant will soon choke ponds and waterways ifleft unchecked. Tears flowed unchecked down his cheeks.

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