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hazardous

[haz-er-duhs] / ˈhæz ər dəs /


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Hazardous materials technicians were able to confirm a single crack that night.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Hazardous waste -- often from Italy's wealthy north -- has long been set alight or buried in the area around Acerra, a city near Naples, in the southern region of Campania.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

In other words, it gave itself the authority to assume oversight, specifically through the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a unit of the Department of Transportation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Hazardous haze has also been choking people elsewhere in South East Asia, with the most number of hotspots flaring up across Malaysia and Indonesia in seven years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Hazardous ventures in stocks or business are dangerous in the extreme.

From Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)




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