uninsurable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Also uninsurable are players diagnosed with a “chronic condition.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Earlier this week, the government launched its Farm Recovery Fund, offering grants of between £500 and £25,000 to farmers in some parts of England who have suffered uninsurable flooding damage to their land.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
For instance, it is predicted that more than half a million Australian homes will be uninsurable by 2030, primarily due to increasing flood risk.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
One recent estimate found that around 520,940 homes in flood-prone Australia are predicted to be uninsurable by 2030.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
No business man will engage in an undertaking where the returns are so long deferred and the risks are uninsurable unless he can estimate the probable expenses and a reasonably large profit.
From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson
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