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hazard

[haz-erd] / ˈhæz ərd /




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Once Upon a Farm said the issue can be a hazard for toddlers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

This ‘Frontline’ special investigates the continued toll of the debilitating disease, long a devastating hazard of mining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

She said: "There has been a significant cultural shift within Network Rail since this derailment in its understanding the impact of weather and in particular, viewing rainfall as a hazard to railway operations."

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Extreme heat is, without any ambiguity, the biggest hazard globally and in the U.S.,” said UC San Diego environmental epidemiologist Tarik Benmarhnia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

And many men also suffered from trench mouth, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, another hazard of life in the trenches, caused by poor diet, poor hygiene, and smoking.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

He worried about damage to the local water supply and other environmental hazards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Ynyshir was previously ordered to stop serving raw lobster after Ceredigion council found "significant hazards" were not properly identified.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rising costs and a labyrinthine insurance system have been perennial hazards, he said, "but in some ways it's almost worse than ever."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

It’s all part of a growing national effort to instill good money habits and help young adults navigate an increasingly complicated financial world full of debt hazards, betting apps and “finfluencers,” writes Genna Contino.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

For the rest of the walk he spared me the pressure of trying to sound intelligent, addressing me only to point out loose stones or other hazards of the street made invisible by the dark.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

And though the title game against LSU still remained, it had to be hazarded that the most memorable and broadly important contest of this championship tournament had already been played.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023

I hazarded a number of guesses as to where the movement, and more importantly the reaction to it, was headed.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022

Edward Holmes does not like making predictions, but last year he hazarded a few.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 19, 2021

Watching “The Goldfinch,” I found myself fantasizing about one of the possible audacities that the movie, absent Theo’s unifying voice, could have hazarded.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2019

A moment later, the countdown began, and I hazarded a glance in my mom’s direction.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

By 1858, the famous Butterfield stagecoaches were ferrying the mail through the cut over the pass, hazarding a vertiginous angle comparable with San Francisco’s Lombard Street, without the switchbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Borinsky invites guesses; the problem is that we might not care enough for any of the people or ideas onstage to bother hazarding them.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

Ryan Sawyer Mays, who had been charged with arson and the willful hazarding of a ship, let out a deep breath, put both hands on the defense table, broke into sobs and began hugging supporters.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

The Navy declined to name the sailor who was charged Thursday with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021

I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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