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as in loose
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched
insecure twine allowed the bundle of newspapers to break open as soon as it was tossed to the ground
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
I always feel insecure in those high-end highfalutin restaurants
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Recent Examples of insecure
Cuz yo insecure ass been hating and talking s— for 20 years.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Put that all together, and the Iranian regime finds itself in a very insecure place, and may look to nuclear weapons as a way to level the playing field.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Bill was happily insecure, increasingly self-aware, yet sure there was always so much more to learn and understand.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The health system has been working to reach communities beyond its four walls, particularly those who struggle with non-medical drivers of health including lack of stable food supply, poor transportation and unsafe or insecure housing.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Put that all together, and the Iranian regime finds itself in a very insecure place, and may look to nuclear weapons as a way to level the playing field.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Bill was happily insecure, increasingly self-aware, yet sure there was always so much more to learn and understand.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The health system has been working to reach communities beyond its four walls, particularly those who struggle with non-medical drivers of health including lack of stable food supply, poor transportation and unsafe or insecure housing.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Hidden for hundreds of years under 50 cm of loose topsoil in the village of Salkaya in Elazığ province, 300 miles east of Turkey’s capital Ankara, the mosaic is believed to have been laid in the late 3rd century.George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Under Xi, China has become more authoritarian, and Beijing has drawn closer to like-minded countries, including Russia and Iran, drawing intense hostility from Washington that sees this loose coalition of dictatorial nations as bent on creating a more dangerous and volatile multipolar world.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Few folks are worried about how the yard looks, but Travis Hogan has a keen interest in green grass in January.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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But the more time Zuckerberg spends in Mar-a-Lago, the more Sam Altman and Tim Cook should be worried.Alex Heath, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
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But that didn’t stop Greenbaum from being a little nervous about screening the film for Harper and Will.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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Though landing a recurring character is usually a good thing for an actor, Hilton was nervous about fans’ reception.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including loan agreements with Simplot Taiwan Inc. and Trung Doan, and amendments to convertible unsecured promissory notes. SemiLEDs does not anticipate cash dividend payments to common stockholders in the near future.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
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This increase is largely due to employees working on personal devices, connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi networks, or falling victim to phishing attempts.AllBusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many more, including many families and anxious pet owners, have left because of poor air quality or general wariness of the county’s precarious state.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Interview Crush on the Cross: An Interview with Anthony Oliveira Jason Kirk The author of Dayspring discusses queerness, Christianity, and the anxious sense that history is over.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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If the rules are too slack, people take advantage of them.Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Fernandes has no right to seize upon a slack backpass and lob Kelleher from about 40 yards out.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 7 Apr. 2024
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Those takeaways were an instrumental part of Denver’s formula in a 24-22 upset.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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One of my acquaintances is upset because her favorite place to get glasses is no longer in her plan’s network.Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Insecure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecure. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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