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uninsured

British  
/ ˌʌnɪnˈʃʊəd, -ˈʃɔːd /

adjective

  1. not covered by insurance

    uninsured motorists

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ms. Hochul also won modest auto insurance reforms that restrict damages for individuals found mostly at fault for crashes, capping payouts at $100,000 for those driving uninsured, impaired or after committing a felony.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Therapy use is up with “younger, wealthier, college-educated, urban adults with private insurance,” but not with people who are “older, less educated, uninsured, or rural.”

From Salon • May 18, 2026

The campaign’s top funders are St. John’s Community Health and SEIU, who frame the measure as life or death for thousands of uninsured residents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Supervisors have mapped out a spending plan for the money, with the biggest slice to be set aside for covering the costs of uninsured residents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Perfect,” said Helen, and he would have been, if only he hadn’t stepped through a knot in the wood under the shingles and broken his uninsured ankle.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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