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But President Trump sees NATO more like a transaction between countries where allies have to pay up or be left undefended.—
Adrian Ma,
NPR,
13 May 2026 -
Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Knight is on the move for a second straight offseason after being left unprotected by Seattle.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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For too long, this house was unprotected.—
Carrie McCrossen,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
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Another potential area of concern is that, because copper levels in the body are tightly regulated, excessive supplementation could theoretically contribute to toxicity or interfere with other minerals in susceptible individuals.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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While familiar favorites such as peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, and nectarines fall into the stone fruit category, some are more susceptible to pests and diseases than others.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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Even with a stellar starting rotation and a lineup of superstar hitters, a World Series can be lost if the Dodgers remain liable to cough up leads in the final innings.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Whether a spouse becomes liable often depends on factors such as joint ownership of the debt, co-signer status, state laws and the structure of the deceased person's estate.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Acrey was arrested June 3 and his unsecured bail was set at $50,000.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Pearson said the bear was tipping over trash bins and had access to unsecured livestock feed.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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Another entrance was a few hundred yards down the road; this one was unguarded.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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The director's love for capturing real people moving, unguarded, can be seen as Washington's hostage negotiator talks things through with his team outside the bank.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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But when insecure, Venus in Leo’s approach can come across as performative, prideful and overly invested in being chosen.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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The line — delivered by Timothy Simons, who played the spectacularly insecure Jonah Ryan on Veep — earned one of the semester’s biggest laughs.—
Marc Adelman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Some lenders are more exposed than others.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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