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Adjective
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Our two nations enjoy the world’s longest undefended border, largest trading partnership, and nearly a century of military cooperation, from the beaches of D-Day to the fight against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.—
Ian Cooper,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2025 -
Ukraine says that would amount to surrender and leave it undefended if Moscow attacks again.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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New Orleans acquired the rights to the pick from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the No. 23 pick and an unprotected 2026 first-round pick, according to ESPN.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2025
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The real head-scratcher came Wednesday night when New Orleans traded up from No. 23 to No. 13 with the Atlanta Hawks to take Maryland big man Derik Queen — and gave up a 2026 unprotected first-round pick in the process.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Vulnerability: Dependence on encryption methods makes our personal information susceptible to quantum attacks.—
Jackie Shoback,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Justin Strnad played a ton last year and mostly held up well, but relying on him and Cody Barton for a big chunk of last year after Singleton tore his ACL is part of what made the Broncos more susceptible in the middle of the field as the season went along.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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In a civil trial, Read would only be liable for monetary damages if she's found responsible for O'Keefe's death.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
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But Read could still be held liable for O’Keefe’s death in civil court.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Misconfigured permissions, unsecured data sharing or unvetted integrations can still lead to breaches—even on compliant platforms.—
Corey Elinburg,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Lawmakers are expected to press him on his handling of military policy, including his ban on transgender troops, firings of top military leaders, and use of an unsecured Signal chat to discuss sensitive military operations.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Haim is unusually good at pairing confessional lyrics with propulsive, playful rhythms, making unguarded music that also feels optimistic.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
18 June 2025
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Detection also tends to focus narrowly on audio, leaving video and messaging—critical components in multimodal attacks—largely unguarded.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Other users flocked to the comments to defend the user, arguing that even if the woman's intentions were pure, the repetition was intense and unwarranted, especially for someone who feels insecure about her body hair.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Alyse Alan Louis stands apart from the rest of the actors since her character, Beth, is the least assertive and most insecure.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The west side of your house is more exposed, thus hotter than the east side.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Rifkin noticed some exposed brick in the back of the store.—
Robert Sullivan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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