hazardous
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The suit alleged the turbines emit pollution and hazardous chemicals that have been linked to increases in asthma, respiratory diseases, heart problems and certain cancers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"Rivers that are normally completely frozen have overflowed where they hadn't historically," he told the BBC, causing layered, unstable ice sheets that are hazardous to travel over in winter months.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Abruptly capping wells is geologically hazardous: sudden pressure drops clog wellbores with heavy waxes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“Weather alerts are intended to raise awareness of hazardous conditions, while emergency alerts issued by local authorities are used to communicate immediate protective actions tied to a specific incident,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
After eighty-one days of exhausting, extremely hazardous climbing, Waterman reached the 14,573-foot summit of Hunter, which rises in the Alaska Range immediately south of Denali.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing hazardous
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