unsecure
Americanadjective
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The site, where The Villas housing development was being built on Starring Road, had inadequate scaffolding, unsecure fencing and a lack of welfare facilities, it said.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
“Instead of detailing any irreparable harm it faces going forward, it attempts to shift the focus to past events, claiming that ‘the materials were stored in an unsecure manner ... .’” the filing states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
“The fact that they were in an unsecure place that is guarded with nothing more than a padlock or whatever security they had at a hotel is deeply alarming,” he said on “Face the Nation.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
County leaders have castigated the procedures used by the contractors, which had no previous experience in administering or auditing elections, as sloppy and unsecure.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2021
He is a little fellow, unsecure on his pins.
From Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess by Fischer, Henry W. (Henry William)
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