hazard
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Here are some tips to distinguish a good deal from a potential hazard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
None of the economists and labor-market experts interviewed by MarketWatch would hazard a guess.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Plus, the company argued, there wasn’t enough evidence that detainees were exposed to any hazard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Transport supremos should use climate projections to assess the risks and identify the hazard thresholds for their systems.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Because Clovis was so dry, its stratigraphy—the sequence of geological layers—had not been jumbled up by later waterflow, a common archaeological hazard.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
In the second season, the staff has to deal with the hazards of a July 4 holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
She added that the city should hold the company accountable for a safe cleanup and for mitigating any environmental hazards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
The HSE said that the hazards arising from this modification had "not been properly identified or managed".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
But in sheer percentage terms, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa -- particularly the Sahel -- have the largest proportion of children affected by hazards.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The hazards discovered in treating cattle would presumably apply to the dog.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
And though the title game against LSU still remained, it had to be hazarded that the most memorable and broadly important contest of this championship tournament had already been played.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023
I hazarded a number of guesses as to where the movement, and more importantly the reaction to it, was headed.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
Edward Holmes does not like making predictions, but last year he hazarded a few.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 19, 2021
“I think,” my friend hazarded, “that she just doesn’t hesitate.”
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2016
I hazarded as I unwrapped my first PB Cup.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Borinsky invites guesses; the problem is that we might not care enough for any of the people or ideas onstage to bother hazarding them.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays was found not guilty of arson and hazarding a vessel for the devastating fire that broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The Navy confirmed that Mays was the sailor charged Thursday with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021
The Navy declined to name the sailor who was charged Thursday with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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