hazard

Example Sentences

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A lawsuit filed in December alleged that the city has routinely failed to comply with similar state regulations when it approved new construction in the city’s “very high fire hazard” areas.

From Los Angeles Times

Soto-Martínez said he wouldn’t vote for the proposal until the city developed a definition of what a fire hazard is.

From Los Angeles Times

As the beach is a site of special scientific interest for nesting birds, the litter can also prove a hazard for wildlife.

From BBC

Informal recycling is rife with hazards -- open burning, acid baths and unprotected dismantling expose workers to toxic fumes and contaminate soil and water.

From Barron's

Its goal is to create a real world research laboratory to better understand marine hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis in the central Mediterranean.

From Science Daily