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insecurity

[in-si-kyoor-i-tee] / ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti /


NOUN
danger
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They claimed to be located miles away from the cities they portray in their videos and described themselves as operating out of a European country where "a sense of insecurity has become more noticeable".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Maybe my resistance to parenting content stems from the fact that I don’t want to perform insecurity for a jolt of reassurance.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The National Diaper Bank Network, a national nonprofit that tracks diaper insecurity, found about 60% of low-income families nationwide struggle with the cost of diapers and rely on less-frequent changes to get by.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Colleen Heflin, a professor at Syracuse University who studies food insecurity, said larger state drops like Arizona’s were “beyond anything we’ve ever seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Lying was bad, but revealing my own sense of insecurity would have been worse.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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