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Adjective
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When officers arrived, Bryant answered the door and was unarmed.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Like other nuclear powers, India regularly tests its unarmed nuclear-capable missiles, most recently the Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile in August.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, by the late 1920s, the river was once again polluted by industrial and human runoff and was deemed unsafe for swimming.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Preyed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preyed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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