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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
Other drivers had reported an eastbound Toyota Prius being driven at unsafe speeds and passing across the double yellow line east of Twin Bridges.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Some are sighting unsafe residential roads, as snow plows continue to work on clearing roads.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County Meals on Wheels will not deliver meals on Thursday and all of its adult activity centers will be closed due to unsafe driving conditions, officials said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Nobody has the right to force more expensive, unsafe energy procurement on other countries.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Some are sighting unsafe residential roads, as snow plows continue to work on clearing roads.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County Meals on Wheels will not deliver meals on Thursday and all of its adult activity centers will be closed due to unsafe driving conditions, officials said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Nobody has the right to force more expensive, unsafe energy procurement on other countries.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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Hurts is incredibly dangerous with his legs, rushing for 630 yards and 14 TDs this season.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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As the winter storms progress, more updates are expected from local authorities to guide residents and travelers through potentially dangerous conditions.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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His careless blind backhand pass in the neutral zone on a Blackhawks power play was intercepted and the Calgary Flames went down the ice to score their fifth goal of the game — and the fourth Jones was on for Monday night.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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People with depression may be distracted on the road, have a slower reaction time, or have careless or impulsive driving behaviors, like hard braking or speeding.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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Piercing cold with wind chills of 10 degrees below zero has gripped the Kansas City area, creating hazardous conditions across the metro, according to the National Weather Service.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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Snow can cause travel disruptions and create hazardous driving conditions.Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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He was arrested a short time later and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree breach of peace and two counts of risk of injury to a minor.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Wild didn’t like seeing Spurgeon, a top defenseman, knocked out of their lineup for a number of weeks by a reckless play from a rookie who had previously been suspended nine times in juniors and twice in the AHL.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Then use the same maturity model to test less risky areas with a slower rate of investment where sufficiency is acceptable.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Only right turns are possible, and eastward travelers are forced to head west and make a potentially risky U-turn on busy Colbern Road or turn around in another parking lot.Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 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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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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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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