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1
involving potential loss or injury
- workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
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2
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
- people who have a record of being unsafe drivers usually have to pay higher insurance premiums
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of unsafe was in 1597
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