hazardous
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The Pentagon lifted an hourslong shelter-in-place order Thursday after tests found that no hazardous material was present.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Hinging a film on one big narrative element is already a hazardous decision.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The updated permit also allows the site to temporarily store and move some hazardous and clinical waste, although these materials will not be burned there.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
This prolongs the period the larvae must spend in the hazardous world of the plankton and so decreases the chance they will live to adulthood.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing hazardous
"The Banana Tree," Vocabulary from the short story
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