unprotected
Britishadjective
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"This research highlights why those closures are necessary. Previously unprotected areas with high overlap intensity are where the penguins were most at risk."
From Science Daily
The Times reviewed text messages among firefighters and a third party that indicated crews had expressed concerns that the Lachman fire would reignite if left unprotected.
From Los Angeles Times
Measles is highly contagious, and a drop in childhood vaccination rates in Canada and in other countries has left many children unprotected from the disease.
From Salon
Almost a year on, Mohammad Nuruzzaman from the Darul Arqam Masjid and Muslim Community Centre said there had been "no meaningful improvement" and that many people still felt "unsupported and unprotected".
From BBC
Philosopher and public intellectual Cornel West has described Black Americans as historically existing in a state of being “unsafe, unprotected, subject to random violence, and hated for who they are.”
From Salon
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