unprotected

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The findings indicate that global vertebrate biodiversity may be far greater than current estimates, raising important questions about how many species remain undocumented and unprotected.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Experts say the trade thrived from the mid-1960s to the 1990s -- a period of instability that saw the anti-intellectual Khmer Rouge regime rise to power and left precious heritage unprotected.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

But public officials shouldn’t be left unprotected against physical danger simply for doing their jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

She said the Committee found the OSA to be "woefully inadequate" and called it "a shocking example of how UK citizens are left unprotected whilst social media companies act with impunity".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

She felt like a newly hatched chick, raw and defenseless and unprotected without its shell.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix