as in overcome
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Adjective
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The president did not offer evidence that crime incidents had fallen, with many of the troops ordered into the city remaining unarmed and located near tourist areas already heavily patrolled by law enforcement.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Even the area where a former DOGE staffer was assaulted while intervening in an unarmed carjacking - an example of violent crime in the city highlighted by the White House - was quiet with little law enforcement presence.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rooted in the labor movement of the 19th century, the Labor Day holiday originated during a dismal time for America's workers, who faced long hours, low wages and unsafe conditions.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Social media fosters diet and beauty trends that often promote unsafe products.—
Rochelle Blease,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2025.
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