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Adjective
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Deputy Prosecutors Brad Carter and Bernie Johnsen said the Crosses tracked Bursey’s vehicle down; Bursey was unarmed before Billy Cross gunned him down.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025 -
Assailants fired on unarmed men, women and children inuring around 20 others.—
Amira El-Fekki
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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When something hurts or feels unsafe, your body tenses up to protect you (also known as muscle guarding).—
Cheyenne Buckingham,
SELF,
13 May 2025
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Feeling unsafe is debilitating, squashes our creativity, is discouraging and makes dealing with uncertainty so much more difficult.—
Sanjeev Menon,
Forbes.com,
12 May 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 22 May. 2025.
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