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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Her mother couldn’t afford the $500 hospital delivery fee after losing their savings in the airstrike, so a midwife delivered Shiman in the unsanitary tent as the family struggles with hunger and lack of resources.
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Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The District 130 board said the funds would be use to provide immediate additional custodian services to ensure cleanliness during an emergency situation where district facilities are unsanitary, according to the resolution.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Although detention is meant to be non-punitive, advocates and lawyers have criticized the conditions at these facilities, such as a lack of healthcare, exposure to extreme heat, and unsanitary conditions.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Public Hazard Two men push a wheelbarrow through Old Havana on March 9 as others go about their daily lives, navigating streets blocked by piles of trash that create unsafe, unsanitary conditions and disrupt traffic.
—Thomas E. Franklin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The District 130 board said the funds would be use to provide immediate additional custodian services to ensure cleanliness during an emergency situation where district facilities are unsanitary, according to the resolution.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Although detention is meant to be non-punitive, advocates and lawyers have criticized the conditions at these facilities, such as a lack of healthcare, exposure to extreme heat, and unsanitary conditions.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Public Hazard Two men push a wheelbarrow through Old Havana on March 9 as others go about their daily lives, navigating streets blocked by piles of trash that create unsafe, unsanitary conditions and disrupt traffic.
—Thomas E. Franklin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Unsanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsanitary. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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unsanitary
adjective
un·san·i·tary
-ˈsan-ə-ˌter-ē
: not sanitary : insanitary
unsanitary conditions
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