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Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Overall, the artist’s work feels honest and undefended.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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In those first days of sobriety, the part of yourself that has been scabbed over with substances for so long is finally exposed, shivery and unprotected, to life dead sober.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Among developed nations, Americans are uniquely unprotected.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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But these jobs are also among the most susceptible to AI displacement.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Other recommendations from the NFL include a request for the CFTC to create a unique certification process for contracts that are related to an individual player's performance or susceptible to manipulation.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Employers who violate the WARN Act may be liable for back pay and benefits for the period of violation, up to 60 days.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Both have vigorously argued they should not be held liable for the full amount and claimed the tragedy was beyond their control.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Spirit owes the Department of Treasury $136 million in an unsecured loan obtained during COVID-19.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2026
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In October 2013, a passenger train slammed into a minibus at an unguarded crossing in West Java, killing 13 people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Her paintings preserve a child’s unguarded but uncomprehending view of depravity.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Working with the housing insecure population is best handled by local agencies who are aware of and connected to support services.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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From those forums, the logic migrated to TikTok and Instagram, where the algorithm found an audience of lonely, insecure young men who wanted more attention or acceptance in their own lives.—
Fay Bound-Alberti,
Time,
3 May 2026
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The objective is to reduce exposed equity within the entity in a lawful and structured manner.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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