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    unregulated

    US /ˌʌn'reɡjʊleɪtɪd/

    ・

    UK /ˌʌn'reɡjʊleɪtɪd/

    B1
    adj.AdjectiveNot controlled by official government rules
    Your business is completely unregulated

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    The Ugly Truth About Gwyneth Paltrow and GOOP

    08:58The Ugly Truth About Gwyneth Paltrow and GOOP
    • These unregulated treatments potentially create harm, like medication interactions, liver inflammation, heart arrhythmias, or even an increased risk of getting cancer.

      These unregulated treatments potentially create harm, like medication interactions, liver inflammation, heart arrhythmias, or even an increased risk of getting cancer.

    B2

    How can you spot a TikTok wellness scam? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

    15:15How can you spot a TikTok wellness scam? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
    • They tell you, once you take a cup of this tea every morning for say one month you're going to lose weight. And there's also things like herbal cure-it-alls, you know, lots of mixtures of herbs which they claim, oh this can cure HIV, this can cure cancer, this can cure sickle cell anemia. And there are lots of messages from health experts, even state regulatory bodies, saying, oh these things do not work. We do not have any evidence that these things will offer you the value that this will promise, that it offers. And then there are also things like unregulated fertility and aphrodisiac products. You know, people and lots of messages online will tell you, oh once you take this or you apply this topically, you're going to get better in the other room. You know, you're going to be better, your performance is going to be great, it's going to offer you this and that. Part of the reasons why this happens in a country like Nigeria is currently, Nigeria is facing very tough economic times and this has affected the cost of drugs. Most people can no longer afford medical products, so they are turning to alternative means, unorthodox means, and they're looking for ways to take care of their health while they can still, you know, keep the little money that they have. Then things like the cultural background of Nigeria and the religious background, Nigeria being a very conservative country, conversations around sex and fertility and reproductive health isn't what you ideally hear people talk about in the open. So that means, because it's very hush-hush, people seek for very secret ways to address their needs in that sphere. And lastly, here is our What in the World colleague, Maria Clara Montoya.

      They tell you, once you take a cup of this tea every morning for say one month you're going to lose weight. And there's also things like herbal cure-it-alls, you know, lots of mixtures of herbs which they claim, oh this can cure HIV, this can cure cancer, this can cure sickle cell anemia. And there are lots of messages from health experts, even state regulatory bodies, saying, oh these things do not work. We do not have any evidence that these things will offer you the value that this will promise, that it offers. And then there are also things like unregulated fertility and aphrodisiac products. You know, people and lots of messages online will tell you, oh once you take this or you apply this topically, you're going to get better in the other room. You know, you're going to be better, your performance is going to be great, it's going to offer you this and that. Part of the reasons why this happens in a country like Nigeria is currently, Nigeria is facing very tough economic times and this has affected the cost of drugs. Most people can no longer afford medical products, so they are turning to alternative means, unorthodox means, and they're looking for ways to take care of their health while they can still, you know, keep the little money that they have. Then things like the cultural background of Nigeria and the religious background, Nigeria being a very conservative country, conversations around sex and fertility and reproductive health isn't what you ideally hear people talk about in the open. So that means, because it's very hush-hush, people seek for very secret ways to address their needs in that sphere. And lastly, here is our What in the World colleague, Maria Clara Montoya.

    • We do not have any evidence that these things will offer you, um, the value that Decibel promised, uh, that it offers." And then there are also things like unregulated fertility and aphrodisiac products.

      We do not have any evidence that these things will offer you, um, the value that Decibel promised, uh, that it offers." And then there are also things like unregulated fertility and aphrodisiac products.

    B1

    How American Cars Got So Bad

    17:49How American Cars Got So Bad
    • In the mid-century, the auto industry was relatively unregulated and vehicles were big, loud, and dirty.

      In the mid-century, the auto industry was relatively unregulated and vehicles were big, loud, and dirty.

    • In the mid-century, the auto industry was relatively unregulated and vehicles were big, loud, and dirty, but legislation in the early 60s started to target air pollution and automobile safety through efforts like emission standards, which required automakers to cut hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 50% by 1975, and essentially made the popular muscle cars of the 50s and 60s extinct.

      In the mid-century, the auto industry was relatively unregulated and vehicles were big, loud, and dirty, but legislation in the early 60s started to target air pollution and automobile safety through efforts like emission standards, which required automakers to cut hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 50% by 1975, and essentially made the popular muscle cars of the 50s and 60s extinct.

    B1

    No Speed Limits In Germany? Why The U.S. Doesn’t Have An Autobahn

    13:45No Speed Limits In Germany? Why The U.S. Doesn’t Have An Autobahn
    • To understand why Germany is basically the only country in the world with a mostly unregulated highway like this, it is probably best to look at what makes Germany's driving laws and car culture so different from, say, the supposedly freedom loving United States.

      To understand why Germany is basically the only country in the world with a mostly unregulated highway like this, it is probably best to look at what makes Germany's driving laws and car culture so different from, say, the supposedly freedom loving United States.

    B1

    10 WORST Decisions America Ever Made

    15:1410 WORST Decisions America Ever Made
    • Presidents Harding and Coolidge embraced this philosophy, leading to rampant abuse and speculation and an unregulated stock market.

      Presidents Harding and Coolidge embraced this philosophy, leading to rampant abuse and speculation and an unregulated stock market.

    B2

    Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]

    59:10Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa  (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]
    • 'Much of this ivory is from the forests of central Africa, sold openly in large unregulated markets

      'Much of this ivory is from the forests of central Africa, sold openly in large unregulated markets

    • and it's sold openly in large, unregulated markets like this one in the DRC's capital, Kinshasa.

      and it's sold openly in large, unregulated markets like this one in the DRC's capital, Kinshasa.

    B1

    Jay Austin's Beautiful, Illegal Tiny House

    10:32Jay Austin's Beautiful, Illegal Tiny House
    • unregulated Houston is still the most affordable large city in America.

      unregulated Houston is still the most affordable large city in America.

    B1

    Is the European Union Worth It Or Should We End It?

    07:42Is the European Union Worth It Or Should We End It?
    • Other countries are shocked by the initially unregulated mass immigration and closed their borders, effectively shutting down the largest route into Europe.

      Other countries are shocked by the initially unregulated mass immigration and closed their borders, effectively shutting down the largest route into Europe.

    • unregulated mass immigration, and closed

      unregulated mass immigration, and closed

    B1

    Adam Ruins Everything - Why Your Airbnb May Be ILLEGAL

    05:43Adam Ruins Everything - Why Your Airbnb May Be ILLEGAL
    • Left unregulated, Airbnb can destroy entire neighborhoods.

      Left unregulated, Airbnb can destroy entire neighborhoods.

    • Left unregulated, Airbnb can destroy entire neighborhoods.

      Left unregulated, Airbnb can destroy entire neighborhoods.

    B1

    Airbus recall, Pope Leo and icy swims

    10:55Airbus recall, Pope Leo and icy swims
    • Many of those mines are illegal and unregulated.

      Many of those mines are illegal and unregulated.

    B1