harm's way

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Recent Examples of harm's way Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film is loosely based on the true story of a school bus driver who put himself in harm's way to save the lives of a classroom of young students. Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025 These places are away from the public eye, but can put people in harm's way due to floodplains, poor quality water and exposure to the elements. Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Our weather data can help the industry plan for instances like this, ensuring the lights don’t go out and nobody is in harm's way. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 New York City's Comptroller, Brad Lander, says the value of the property in New York City's flood plain is now $176 billion and few people are going to move out of harm's way. Laura Sullivan, NPR, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for harm's way
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harm's way
Noun
  • The risk to coffee production from climate change has some researchers trying to develop more climate-resistant varieties of coffee.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This can increase the risk of burns or further injury.
    RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The status of Seth Rollins and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship is in serious jeopardy following his victory at Crown Jewel.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The swimming pool scene gave that sense of jeopardy.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Greg Knapp Memorial Fund raises money to save lives through education and advocacy on the dangers of distracted driving.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Over the course of a conversation that spanned more than a million words and 300 hours, the bot encouraged Brooks to adopt grandiose beliefs, validated his delusions, and led him to believe the technological infrastructure that underpins the world was in imminent danger.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were struggles, the same type of troubles many other bands have, but people took care of one another, and everybody’s there.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Fears are mounting about trouble in the corporate lending market, with banks and their lightly regulated cousins in the investment world pointing fingers.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Harm's way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harm%27s%20way. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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