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Recent Examples of unwary To joke about faking the moon landing while faking romance is a twisted attempt at keeping us gullible and unwary. Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2024 Unless accelerated by a tanning bed, skin damage can take years, if not decades to develop, experts say, leaving today’s unwary youth at risk for early skin aging and lethal skin cancers such as melanoma. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 June 2024 That gave the attacker the chance to launch a surprise attack against an unwary Mach. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024 The result is a dizzying mix of subtle feints, playful conjectures, and strategic silences, far less revolutionary than promised, yet strewn with snares for inexpert and unwary readers. Walter Scheidel, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for unwary 
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  • Mercifully, Newcastle came up against a Leicester side whose setup under Ruud van Nistelrooy was as naive as their defensive performance was pitiful.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 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
  • 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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  • Kreskin acknowledged to radio personality Art Bell that his prediction was a hoax, a way of proving that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks the year before had made people susceptible to manipulation.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, teen drivers are especially susceptible to getting into crashes resulting from distracted driving.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • However, this innocent appearance doesn’t last long.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 11 innocent people have been freed from Oklahoma's death row and seven clemencies have been granted in the state.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • The letter requested a formal investigation into the flights, clear communication to officials and an implementation of preventative measures to tackle unsafe drone operations.
    Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • At the time of the recall, the FDA, which is charged with protecting Americans from unsafe drugs, was already on notice about troubles at Glenmark.
    Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • This ensures any updates are easy and consistent, which is essential for fast-moving companies or rapidly developing products.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With so much to pack, snacks are easy to forget, yet so crucial to feeling good on the go.
    Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • In an Instagram Story uploaded later that evening, Elian Soto filmed his unsuspecting brother, who was in a hot tub at the time, as Soto was doused by friends with a liquid that appeared to be alcohol.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Presumably some unsuspecting soul in the front seats will be clutching Mr. Inge’s clothing tonight.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • He was originally charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and three counts of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, but his charges were reduced to misdemeanors during a hearing on Tuesday. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?
    Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • 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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“Unwary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwary. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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