unsanitary
adjective
un·san·i·tary
ˌən-ˈsa-nə-ˌter-ē 
: unclean enough to endanger health : not sanitary
unsanitary conditions
unsanitary habits/practices
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The Red Goose Saloon at 306 Houston Street was closed on May 7 due to unsanitary conditions and live pests.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Unlike traditional veal, which typically comes from young cattle raised in unsanitary feedlots, rose veal (also called rose beef) is always pasture-raised, and can be purchased online from Our Home Place Meat, a cooperative of farmers dedicated to high animal welfare standards.
—Bob Perry, Saveur, 15 May 2024
In extreme cases, infections such as HIV or hepatitis can result from unsanitary conditions.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Proponents argue that criminalizing public camping is a necessary measure for cities seeking to deal with unsafe and unsanitary homeless encampments.
—John Berry, National Review, 12 May 2024
But Rikers Island, with a reputation for violence and unsanitary conditions, would be worse.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
During another federal monitor inspection, visitors found unsanitary conditions including live roaches, ants, water bugs, fruit flies, gnats, and mouse droppings.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Living conditions were overcrowded, unsanitary, and full of contagious diseases, which children then spread throughout classrooms.
—TIME, 8 May 2024
The unsanitary conditions, as well as limited assess to food and clean water, make pregnant women and their children, particularly vulnerable to complications and significant health risks.
—Nadine Shubailat, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Unlike traditional veal, which typically comes from young cattle raised in unsanitary feedlots, rose veal (also called rose beef) is always pasture-raised, and can be purchased online from Our Home Place Meat, a cooperative of farmers dedicated to high animal welfare standards.
—Bob Perry, Saveur, 15 May 2024
In extreme cases, infections such as HIV or hepatitis can result from unsanitary conditions.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Proponents argue that criminalizing public camping is a necessary measure for cities seeking to deal with unsafe and unsanitary homeless encampments.
—John Berry, National Review, 12 May 2024
But Rikers Island, with a reputation for violence and unsanitary conditions, would be worse.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
During another federal monitor inspection, visitors found unsanitary conditions including live roaches, ants, water bugs, fruit flies, gnats, and mouse droppings.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Living conditions were overcrowded, unsanitary, and full of contagious diseases, which children then spread throughout classrooms.
—TIME, 8 May 2024
The unsanitary conditions, as well as limited assess to food and clean water, make pregnant women and their children, particularly vulnerable to complications and significant health risks.
—Nadine Shubailat, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
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unsanitary
adjective
un·san·i·tary
-ˈsan-ə-ˌter-ē
: not sanitary : insanitary
unsanitary conditions
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