unprotected

Example Sentences

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However, in the short term it said the package would be funded by a 7.5% reduction in the budgets of unprotected quangos, which it said would save £2.5bn a year in 2029/30.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The findings indicate that global vertebrate biodiversity may be far greater than current estimates, raising important questions about how many species remain undocumented and unprotected.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Informal recycling is rife with hazards -- open burning, acid baths and unprotected dismantling expose workers to toxic fumes and contaminate soil and water.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

A second exit would have saved more lives, but it might not have been enough—especially with one exit at the top of unprotected stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

“They either die fighting for what’s right and leave you an unprotected baby,” she says, “or they become complicit with what’s wrong and keep you alive.”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness