hazard

Example Sentences

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Most local waste haulers don’t accept batteries and light bulbs because they can pose a hazard to workers and equipment.

From Los Angeles Times

Although it was only detected in two places and at levels "not considered sufficient to pose a significant radiation hazard", the report said further investigation "would be warranted" if the use of the land changed.

From BBC

Understanding their origins may improve knowledge of more common, shallow earthquakes that pose real hazards.

From Science Daily

A lawsuit filed in December alleged that the city has routinely failed to comply with similar state regulations when it approved new construction in the city’s “very high fire hazard” areas.

From Los Angeles Times

Soto-Martínez said he wouldn’t vote for the proposal until the city developed a definition of what a fire hazard is.

From Los Angeles Times