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Recent Examples of unsterilized
It can also be transmitted through sharing personal care items (like a razor or toothbrush) or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterilized equipment.
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Julia Ries, SELF, 21 June 2023
Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
Wollstonecraft was later to die in tragic irony, at the unsterilized hands of the male surgeon who delivered her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, a genius who manifested her mother’s bioethical themes in the novel of the era, Frankenstein.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 19 Nov. 2020
The disease often results from cutting the umbilical cord with an unsterilized instrument, introducing the microbe into a susceptible wound.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2015
The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
Animal shelters across the country have been battling a deacades-long pandemic of sorts dealing with the consequences of unvaccinated and unsterilized pets, from surrenders of pets to animal shelters to the needless euthanasia of homeless pets.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021
Julia Ries, SELF, 21 June 2023
Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
Wollstonecraft was later to die in tragic irony, at the unsterilized hands of the male surgeon who delivered her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, a genius who manifested her mother’s bioethical themes in the novel of the era, Frankenstein.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 19 Nov. 2020
The disease often results from cutting the umbilical cord with an unsterilized instrument, introducing the microbe into a susceptible wound.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2015
The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
Animal shelters across the country have been battling a deacades-long pandemic of sorts dealing with the consequences of unvaccinated and unsterilized pets, from surrenders of pets to animal shelters to the needless euthanasia of homeless pets.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsterilized
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Brimonidine Tartrate Ophthalmic Solution, 0.15%: A special tool designated for those with glaucoma or ocular hypertension, a small subset of these eye drops are being voluntarily recalled as faulty caps may lead to unsterile solutions that may cause similar symptoms.—
Zee Krstic,
Good Housekeeping,
25 Mar. 2023
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The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority, worried about side effects and unsterile production procedures, has banned a phase 2 clinical trial of the method, developed by former Minister of Health Terawan Putranto, who also invented an unproven and potentially harmful stroke therapy.—
Dyna Rochmyaningsih,
Science | AAAS,
28 Apr. 2021
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The Etowah County Detention Center in Alabama closed due to unsanitary conditions for inmates.—
Zane Irwin,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Four Plano restaurants were temporarily closed by health inspectors for violations including moldy food, roaches and other unsanitary conditions, according to city records.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2025
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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In a civil complaint filed Sept. 27 in federal court, authorities allege that Rizo Lopez Foods violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act at the company’s facility in Modesto by manufacturing and distributing food products that have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Oct. 2024
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Another option to assess training intensity is to look at how the unwashed masses train: to sift through reams of data looking for the patterns and variables that predict the best race performances.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
31 Dec. 2024
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Besides the health concerns, unwashed skin simply doesn’t look its best.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
14 Mar. 2025
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The National Park System has been thrown into chaos with massive cuts among full-time employees, threatened closure of some parks, uncleaned bathrooms and on-again, off-again hiring of temporary employees.—
Bob Rawitch,
Orange County Register,
4 Mar. 2025
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The nation's top health advisor spent time with his grandchildren on Mother's Day in a contaminated Maryland creek, according to photos shared on his social media.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Mostly encountered in developing countries with poor water sanitation, the shape-shifting amoeba typically enters a person's colon after ingesting contaminated food or water.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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At least 12 outside experts submitted testimony in what’s called the Dunsmore case, finding that San Diego jails are filthy and that workers regularly fail to follow best practices or department policies.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Created in 2019 by Eastbound & Down's Danny McBride, the filthy HBO comedy centers around a family of corrupt, fast-talking televangelists led by John Goodman's aging and regretful Eli Gemstone.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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Several drivers were noted for racing in an unclean manner, which prompted NASCAR to address them.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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An employee didn’t wash his hands after handling unclean equipment and then handling food.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Unsterilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsterilized. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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