hazardous
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Insurance companies determined fraternities had become such a risk they were ranked “just behind hazardous waste disposal companies and asbestos contractors,” according to the lawsuit filed against the Cornell fraternity brothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
A portion of the oil is exiting via ship-to-ship transfers, for example, in which shuttle tankers take on the most hazardous part of the journey and then move it to ships headed to Asian refiners.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
During the summer, the sheriff’s bomb squad and the naval explosive ordnance disposal unit also responded to the beach to pick up a much more hazardous item, a Super Bazooka round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
David McFarlane, a marine safety consultant, said the longer the voyage, the more risk of encountering hazardous sea conditions.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
This was really as far as he could go while still retaining some kind of safety factor on their hazardous assignment.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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