insecure
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Millions of people in Sudan and Haiti were reported as acutely food insecure, according to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Outside organisations, including the WHO, have been clear it is the Congolese government itself that is leading on the response, which is in a historically insecure area where armed groups have operated for years.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
"That just shows how pressed there are. Little insecure boys trying to piggy back off our event and try to put some news over top on us - not going to work," Paul said.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“Now I don’t know who Faye Wader really is,” the insecure and secretive host thinks, “or what will become of her.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It suggested that one billion dollars' worth of the South’s property was insecure.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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