hazardous
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The updated permit has also allowed the site to temporarily store and move some hazardous and clinical waste, though these materials will not be burned at the energy recovery facility.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
County Sheriff’s Department emphasized those challenges in its statement, saying that deputies and officials worked “under extremely chaotic and hazardous conditions, using the information they had available.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
We are in a cycle where instant success is expected, and that has made things even more hazardous.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Firefighters and the hazardous materials experts worked in collaboration with technicians from GKN Aerospace.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Attaching a name attaches you to the world of fact, which is riskier, more hazardous: who knows what the chances are out there, of survival, yours?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing hazardous
"The Banana Tree," Vocabulary from the short story
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