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Adjective
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For more than a century, the U.S. and Canada built a close, prosperous partnership—standing together in war, mutually fueling their economies through trade, and maintaining the world's longest undefended border.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025 -
Trump’s aggressive tariffs may undermine another of his objectives — countering the dangers posed by a (largely) undefended Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, at a time when China and Russia are taking an increasing interest in the Arctic.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Roughly 280,000 school children were unvaccinated and unprotected against measles during the 2023-2024 school year alone, the CDC said.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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The cuts risk losing the web of contacts built during years of working in those countries and leaving groups on the ground unprotected from government repression, Twining argued in the call.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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The monounsaturated fat makes canola less susceptible to oxidation, Kane adds.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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The number of children who are not getting the measles vaccine has increased, making the U.S. population more susceptible to infection.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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The developer also will be liable for $2 million in attorney’s fees incurred by the state and environmental groups.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Urlacher was a suspect in the 1976 disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from a concert in Huntley and, while never charged, he was found liable in a civil trial for the teen’s death in 1981 and ordered to pay her family $5.15 million, according to a wire service report at the time.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the two biggest policy issues Democrats whiffed on last year were inflation — caused partly by federal government overspending — and an unsecured southern border that allowed countless immigrants to stream into the country illegally.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Read's lawyers pointed repeatedly to sloppy policing, including leaving the scene unsecured for hours and not searching the house.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The unguarded nature of this footage doesn’t translate into the interviews, and the filmmaker has to take at least some of the blame for failing to establish that kind of rapport with his subject.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mould, drummer Grant Hart, and bassist Greg Norton brought a new language of unguarded personal honesty to an early-Eighties post-hardcore scene where the default emotions were still angst and alienation.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, this only results in both partners feeling insecure, with no way for either partner to resolve the real issue at hand.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The nonprofit found that half of older adults who carried credit card debt feel financially insecure.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Yes, but: There are ways to remain exposed, if somewhat more indirectly.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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By placing the host in an exposed, elevated position, the fungus maximizes its chances of dispersing spores effectively.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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