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as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
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as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
people who have a record of being unsafe drivers usually have to pay higher insurance premiums
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Recent Examples of unsafe
Groups such as the Consumer Healthcare Products Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition have advocated for the FDA to crack down on products that are unsafe or falsely represented.
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Arthur Allen, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, audits and complaints show that the local agencies that directly pay and monitor shelter contractors often fail to follow up on reports of unsafe conditions, unused beds or missed housing targets.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said at the Munich Security Conference last week that China would not stop buying Russia’s gas because doing so would make China unsafe.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The policy change, just one of many targeting trans and nonbinary people, has left both communities feeling afraid and unsafe.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
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Arthur Allen, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, audits and complaints show that the local agencies that directly pay and monitor shelter contractors often fail to follow up on reports of unsafe conditions, unused beds or missed housing targets.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said at the Munich Security Conference last week that China would not stop buying Russia’s gas because doing so would make China unsafe.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The policy change, just one of many targeting trans and nonbinary people, has left both communities feeling afraid and unsafe.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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The 400-mile race is scheduled to start on Sunday after it was delayed by more than a month due to warm temperatures and a dangerous trail.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Freezing temperatures can endanger health, particularly of vulnerable groups like children and the elderly, whilst snow can lead to dangerous driving conditions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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She was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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On March 19, 2024, Huger was charged with a DUI and DWI on the counts of: negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Periods of intense snowfall are possible in parts of central and southern WY, leading to possibly hazardous travel at times.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The salad bar did not have time labels for potentially hazardous foods kept out of temperature control.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is the Republican Party under Trump: shrugging off the well-being of Veterans while pushing reckless cuts.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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He was arrested on charges of disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, passing on the right, interfering with an officer and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally, however, penny stocks are pretty risky.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Forgoing a balanced diet or drastically cutting calories is risky.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Our ancestors crossed a vast ocean, strode into the unknown wilderness, and carve their fortunes from the rock and soil of a perilous and very dangerous frontier.—
TIME Staff,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Top congressional Democrats on military, intelligence and foreign policy matters on Tuesday accused President Trump and Elon Musk of gravely undermining national security by aligning with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and dismantling the federal security work force at a perilous time.—
Carl Hulse,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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