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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
And while police made thousands fewer traffic stops since May, the focus of those stops shifted away from physical problems with vehicles and toward speeding, unsafe drivers and parking violations, the data shows.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
Aside from the great human costs of deporting millions to unsafe countries and trapping them there, the fiscal and economic costs to the United States would be enormous and the logistics daunting.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Exhibits full of photos and email exchanges paint a picture of how the district's staffing shortages can lead to unsafe conditions and serious injuries.
—Camille Phillips, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The researchers got a simulated robot arm to do unsafe things like knocking items off a table or throwing them by describing actions in ways that the LLM did not recognize as harmful and reject.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
Aside from the great human costs of deporting millions to unsafe countries and trapping them there, the fiscal and economic costs to the United States would be enormous and the logistics daunting.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Exhibits full of photos and email exchanges paint a picture of how the district's staffing shortages can lead to unsafe conditions and serious injuries.
—Camille Phillips, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The researchers got a simulated robot arm to do unsafe things like knocking items off a table or throwing them by describing actions in ways that the LLM did not recognize as harmful and reject.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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Road conditions could also be dangerous in the region.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Being inconsistent with genocide allegations sets a dangerous precedent.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Their rounded faces, their piercings and makeup, their lateness and absences and profuse, careless apologies—their vulnerability was almost intolerable.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Michigan fire statistics The leading cause of fire deaths in 2024 through early December are careless smoking (46%), followed by heating (16%) and explosion (16%), a report by Michigan Fire Inspectors Society said.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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Public housing residents have also raised concerns about hazardous conditions inside Housing Authority buildings — including mold, gun violence, and rodent and bug infestations.Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute, the NWS said.Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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He was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE.Daniela Avila, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The original charges — three felony counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct — were pled down this week.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Market timing is a risky game and often a fool’s errand.Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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The riskier side of X operates in the vein of Backpage.com, where creators use the app to promote their work, engage with fans, and find gigs.Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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Unilateral action is both perilous and economically unsustainable.Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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As perilous as 2024 has been for people who make games, it's offered a diverse bounty for those who play them.James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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