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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
How The Los Angeles Wildfires Threaten Food Safety The United States Department of Agriculture warns that wildfires, such as those raging in the Los Angeles area, can render food in homes unsafe to eat.
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Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Charlotte law enforcement leaders acknowledge the city is increasingly perceived as unsafe — a perception bolstered by last year's rise in homicides.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
The city closed the west Charlotte hotel, where people on the cusp of homelessness were living, because city officials found conditions unsafe.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Almost immediately, regulation was required to prevent child labor, unsafe work practices, and pollution.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Charlotte law enforcement leaders acknowledge the city is increasingly perceived as unsafe — a perception bolstered by last year's rise in homicides.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
The city closed the west Charlotte hotel, where people on the cusp of homelessness were living, because city officials found conditions unsafe.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Almost immediately, regulation was required to prevent child labor, unsafe work practices, and pollution.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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The lack of rain came as seven separate Santa Ana wind events hit Southern California in January alone, Tardy said, a dangerous combination in creating fire weather conditions as the air and vegetation dry out, making brush especially flammable.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Inappropriate links in search results get a red highlight and icon, just like dangerous links.—
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PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Brandon Howey was found guilty of four counts of careless driving resulting in death and four counts of careless driving resulting in injury, all traffic offenses, by an Adams County jury in November.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Of those fires, careless cooking was the most common factor.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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After the Marshall Fire, hazardous gases associated with the wildfire smoke, such as benzene and naphthalene, could be detected in homes downwind of the fire long after the burns were put out.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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Cold weather and hazardous travel conditions may lead to a smaller turnout for Trump's inauguration weekend.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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He was originally charged with disorderly conduct — a misdemeanor — and three counts of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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He’s become poised to the point of being unrecognizable from his Young Josh days as a gunslinging, sometimes reckless quarterback who sometimes took himself, his teammates and Bills fans on Sunday roller-coaster rides.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Meme coins are considered the riskiest corner of the already risky cryptocurrency market.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,Christina Wilkie,Annie Nova,Brian Evans,Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Friendships Are an Asset—When Handled Well Workplace friendships are not inherently risky.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Later, Toha would chronicle his family’s perilous journey out of Gaza, and his own detention by Israeli soldiers.—
Charles Bethea,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2025
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Among the most significant improvements is the expansion of greens back to their original sizes, allowing for hole locations closer to edges — and in closer proximity to the layout’s perilous bunkers and lakes.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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