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insecurity

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


NOUN
danger
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“The city still has issues with food insecurity and low-wage worker protections, but those are not the issues dominating anymore.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

From food insecurity to severe labor shortages, the agricultural sector is reeling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

For many men, vulnerability frequently infers fragility, weakness and, perhaps in Gyllenhaal’s case, artistic insecurity.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Kaseya said "high mobility and insecurity" in the region were helping spread the disease.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Joe, now nine, standing by her side, felt again what he had first felt in his aunt’s attic in Pennsylvania five years before—the same coldness, fear, and insecurity.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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