unwanted

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Millions of people in the United States use a VPN to protect themselves from unwanted surveillance and hackers seeking access to their personal data.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“It is a very fragile situation. This equilibrium is not stable because of the risk of miscalculation and unwanted escalation,” said Hamidreza Azizi, a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Ancelotti will need every tool available to him though - Portuguese included - for the size of the challenge ahead this summer: preventing Brazil from setting an unwanted record.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It also removed magnesium, one of the most common contaminants in lithium brines, through a chemical precipitation step that separates the unwanted material.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Chicago’s small but vocal censorians feared that impoverished parents would turn the building into a depository for unwanted children.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson