lax
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"Inadequate basic safeguards, including poor management of authentication signing keys and lax access controls" caused the personal data of around 37.5 million users to be exposed, the commission said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
What’s being targeted now is purported misuse and lax oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Investigations have repeatedly pointed to lax inspections, faulty electrical systems and buildings operating beyond their approved use.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
This dynamic, he said, explains the relatively lax security at the Hilton on Saturday night.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
It’s their tension, their hair-trigger excitement and blocked adrenaline that fills the plane, despite the lax bodies of the passengers, their fatigue and resignation.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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