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insecurity

[in-si-kyoor-i-tee] / ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti /


NOUN
danger
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"Low-income countries are especially at risk of food insecurity; some may need more external support -- even as such assistance has been declining," the report said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The lesson from that period is clear: when policymakers restrict access to nutrition assistance while economic pressures persist, food insecurity rises.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” an expressionist classic on automation and worker insecurity, speaks directly to an age in which livelihoods are threatened by AI innovation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

But insecurity has blighted much of rural Nigeria.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

As I twisted the steering wheel and forced the accelerator to the floor I was controlling Mexico, and might and aloneness and inexperienced youth and Bailey Johnson, Sr., and death and insecurity, and even gravity.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou