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as in threat
something that may cause injury or harm
the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard
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as in luck
the uncertain course of events
it was only by hazard and good fortune that we found our way back to the trail
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship
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as in to risk
to take a chance on
was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield
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Recent Examples of hazard
Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
The crossover gate is located in Turn 4 and presents a serious hazard if a car hits it at just the right angle to cause carnage.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
Rebuilding Gaza may cost $15B just for housing, official says
The enormous toll of the Israeli military campaign in Gaza won't be known until well after the war is over, but the chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund is willing to hazard a monetary guess: at least $15 billion.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Federal lawmakers slowed investing in public housing as people of color moved in, leaving homes with mold, vermin, and other health hazards.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
The crossover gate is located in Turn 4 and presents a serious hazard if a car hits it at just the right angle to cause carnage.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed and South 8 executives would not hazard a guess as to when Porsche might eventually integrate the technology into its batteries.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
Rebuilding Gaza may cost $15B just for housing, official says
The enormous toll of the Israeli military campaign in Gaza won't be known until well after the war is over, but the chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund is willing to hazard a monetary guess: at least $15 billion.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
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Officials soon realized a power plant might also come under threat and began building trenches to divert the lava streams away from the infrastructure that provides electricity and water to 30,000 Icelanders.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
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New York law enforcement officials and U.S. Capitol Police responded to the threat immediately, Stefanik's office said.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Up to Thanksgiving day, our whole family had no luck.Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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But while airfares are higher around the holidays, travelers looking for last-minute deals aren’t entirely out of luck.Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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He also is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, a misdemeanor.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The spike in homophobia and homophobic violence has led Ivorian gay communities and human rights groups to express concerns that the hostility could endanger the country's reputation for comparative tolerance.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Each risked their safety, but also signaled to each other how popular the movement was.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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That could make the Fed wary of risking an inflationary rebound by cutting rates too deeply next year, denting expectations that falling borrowing costs could spur a rebound in bonds after a weekslong selloff.Davide Barbuscia and Lewis Krauskopf, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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In the end, if climate change is as big of a challenge and a danger as has been stated, and as is widely believed, all countries will need to contribute something.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Officers from state and Capitol police, as well as the Wolcott Police Department, responded to her residence, but did not uncover any explosives or evidence of other danger.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Nov. 2024
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People with the gene have about an 80 percent chance of developing diffuse stomach cancer.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, a court in China sentenced Sun to death in 2022 for taking bribes, with the chance that the sentence be reduced to life in prison without parole.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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In fact, that war threatens to annihilate everything he’s achieved.Judy Berman, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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Trump has also gone so far as to threaten unilateral U.S. military action to stop the arrival of fentanyl from Mexico, where the opioid is made by crime groups using chemicals imported from Asia.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident.Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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In a sign of the times, the AI boom is poised to resurrect Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Hazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazard. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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