assailable

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Adjective
  • Mark Collins, who was born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada, said Canadians have long treasured their friendship with the United States and the fact that the US-Canada border is the longest undefended border on the planet.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The border between the two countries is the longest undefended one in the world.
    MARGARET MACMILLAN, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • With the expiration of TPS, these individuals are left completely unprotected and face the possibility of being detained or deported.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Their stewardship has kept deforestation rates in Indigenous Lands in the Brazilian Amazon up to 83% lower than in unprotected areas globally.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The deterioration in the labor market has been concentrated in payroll employment, which is the [datapoint] that is the most susceptible to demographic and immigration changes.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • However, Arizona's hot and dry desert climate made Gilbert susceptible to drought and wildfires, causing the low ranking in natural disaster risk.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The hospital was also found liable for the fraudulent billing of Maya’s father, Jack.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Wind speeds could be comparable to those of a tropical storm, strong enough to break tree limbs, cause trees to fall, and blow around unsecured objects, National Weather Service (NWS) lead meteorologist Matt Mehle told .
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The Louvre is said to have once run outdated Windows Server 2003 software and had unguarded rooftop access, something eerily similar to how the recent thieves used an electric ladder to reach a balcony.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The all-star game itself was a mishmash of unguarded dunks and 3-pointers and no one remembers who won.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The latest Cash-Cole project is collecting food to feed food-insecure families, a number that has been growing lately with federal government furloughs and reductions in food stamps benefits.
    Nashville Tennessean, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The researchers found that parents with insecure attachment styles—either avoidant or anxious—were significantly more likely to experience burnout.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The extensive exposed brick walls, natural wood exposed ceiling beams, and organic decor pieces are just a few details that will keep dinner guests guessing.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Defenseman Jacob Trouba stopped what seemed like a sure goal with his stick, helping goaltender Jakob Dostal by knocking away a shot headed toward an exposed side of the net.
    Josh Gross, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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