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Recent Examples of nonhazardous
Although brine, sludge, and drilling waste have been copiously spilled and spread across the country since the nineteenth century, and although scientists have documented extensive amounts of contamination, a 1980 federal exemption legally defines oil and gas waste as nonhazardous.
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Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Parts of Albany’s portion of the landfill were being filled sometime between 1965 and 1968 and it was designated as a class III dump, meaning it was intended to hold nonhazardous materials, according to the GSI report.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
Oftentimes, contaminated soil is taken to nonhazardous landfills in neighboring states that rely on the more lenient federal standards.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The Calabasas Landfill is one of at least seven nonhazardous waste landfills in Southern California approved to accept waste — including chimneys, hazardous trees and fire debris and ash — from this latest cleanup phase.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Parts of Albany’s portion of the landfill were being filled sometime between 1965 and 1968 and it was designated as a class III dump, meaning it was intended to hold nonhazardous materials, according to the GSI report.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
Oftentimes, contaminated soil is taken to nonhazardous landfills in neighboring states that rely on the more lenient federal standards.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The Calabasas Landfill is one of at least seven nonhazardous waste landfills in Southern California approved to accept waste — including chimneys, hazardous trees and fire debris and ash — from this latest cleanup phase.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhazardous
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For the moment, that strategy on the part of the artists may work, given how seemingly harmless the imaginary images are, but Grome warns that problems could ensue.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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Anyone who has asked Shildt a legitimate (and often harmless) question and gotten a flummoxed look and then a response that ranges from condescending to combative knew what was coming.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
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Orlando urgently needs a space that not only provides safe shelter but also offers essential services — veterans programs, children’s resources, health care, education and job support.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This well-meaning but innocuous piece of advice demonstrates that his family did not really understand poetry at all beyond these rudimentary parameters.—
Gregory Jusdanis,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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This was true even for innocuous, nonpolitical questions.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Wired News,
8 Aug. 2025
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There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was 'set free,' because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The video then hard cuts to Noem jumping out of an ICE vehicle and gunning down an innocent puppy in the street.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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On the way back to her workstation after the 0830 all clear, Masako indulged this innocent conceit by regaling some of her Kenjo coworkers with a claim about her father’s apparently magical ability to protect himself and his family from American bombs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The strength allowed Raleigh to generate power and hit homers even when reaching for pitches that, for other hitters, may have turned into unthreatening bloopers.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 July 2025
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Being unable to cut inside onto his stronger foot meant that the Brazilian was often running out of space, forced onto his right foot before making unthreatening passes into the middle of the pitch.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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For traders focused on events, recognizing these historical trends can be beneficial.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Probiotics and prebiotics are beneficial and can help regulate the microbiome.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Nonhazardous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonhazardous. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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