unsecure
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In 1966, a memo from a senior radiation specialist for the Atomic Energy Commission noted that an inspector at a milling company found a massive pile of uranium in an unsecure area.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
Details may have also been taken from a publicly available source, been compromised in a data leak or accessed via an unsecure website, Which? said.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 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
In vain his nerves and faculties he strains To rise, whose raising unsecure remains: They whom desert and favour forwards thrust, Are wise, when they their measures can adjust.
From Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham by Denham, John, Sir
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