as in undone
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Recent Examples of unanchored
But scientists wondered if, during their unanchored larval stage, young tubeworms might spread through cavities beneath the seabed formed by the vapor created when lava comes into contact with seawater.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The federal agency and Dania Furniture of Boise, Idaho, in June announced the recall of the Hayden Bookcase after an incident in which an unanchored bookcase fell over, resulting in the death of a 4-year-old.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
Unsecured lightweight objects will be blown around, large tree limbs may break off, and damage to porches, sheds and unanchored mobile homes is possible, NWS says.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
While such a disaster cannot be ruled out, a structural break comes when long-term inflation expectations become unanchored.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The federal agency and Dania Furniture of Boise, Idaho, in June announced the recall of the Hayden Bookcase after an incident in which an unanchored bookcase fell over, resulting in the death of a 4-year-old.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
Unsecured lightweight objects will be blown around, large tree limbs may break off, and damage to porches, sheds and unanchored mobile homes is possible, NWS says.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
While such a disaster cannot be ruled out, a structural break comes when long-term inflation expectations become unanchored.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanchored
Adjective
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Anyone who has worked on a car, tended a garden, or written a computer program can tell you that systems are complicated, and always leaking, dying, or coming undone.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2025
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Boho is fun and pleasing to look at—but just a little undone.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While many in the United States have argued that allowing unfettered access to open-source A.I. software is dangerous, others say the risk is that Chinese open-source products will end up becoming the global default.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Overall, unfettered birthright citizenship is mainly found among countries in the Americas, many of which — including the U.S. — have lengthy histories of immigration from other parts of the globe.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Spreading the budget evenly across all employees can lead to high performers feeling underappreciated, resentful and disengaged.—
Toni Handler,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Even a one-in-five chance of interacting with a disgruntled, disengaged team member is far too high and, over time, will impact repeat business, revenue, and profit.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2024
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In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
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