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Zelensky said Kursk was a major strategy in the war effort, with the aim being to divert Russian troops from the main fighting in eastern Ukraine while also taking prisoners, destroying Russia’s military assets and proving Moscow was undefended.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
5 Jan. 2025 -
With European powers diverting men and supplies to Europe in 1939-41 to battle Nazi Germany, colonies in the Pacific were mostly undefended.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
5 Dec. 2024
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Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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But experts say this order may leave Americans unprotected from emerging diseases such as bird flu and Marburg — and inhibit the agency from responding to new threats.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Although dogs appear to be less susceptible to the virus than cats, and generally experience milder symptoms, contaminated food products pose risks to canines, too.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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All skin is susceptible to the damage that UV rays can cause, including wrinkles, premature aging, and skin cancer, so slather yourself with a generous amount of SPF daily, and not just once.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Jurors found the city liable for First and Fourth Amendment violations, state civil-rights violations, battery and negligence against Johnson.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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And our imaginations are liable to fill in the blanks with worst-case scenarios.—
Michael Flannery,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including loan agreements with Simplot Taiwan Inc. and Trung Doan, and amendments to convertible unsecured promissory notes. SemiLEDs does not anticipate cash dividend payments to common stockholders in the near future.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
13 Jan. 2025
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This increase is largely due to employees working on personal devices, connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi networks, or falling victim to phishing attempts.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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After piecing together that Mike is a part of a Boston crime family, Remy approaches him with some potentially lucrative intel: There’s $150 million of maple syrup sitting unguarded right there in town.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
6 Dec. 2024
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Whatever chemical weapons Assad held on to after 2013, or had produced since then, are now unguarded and could be seized by the new government or stolen by insurgents or terrorist groups.—
Gregory D. Koblentz,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Dec. 2024
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Over the past four years, Netanyahu clearly has had reason to feel insecure about his relationship with Trump.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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But multiple rounds of layoffs and a messy pandemic recovery have left workers feeling more insecure.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
11 Jan. 2025
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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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Other common denominators: stucco roofs and no exposed wood.—
Josh Peter,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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