unprotected

Example Sentences

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Turn left, and you’ll have to walk part of the way in the street, on an unprotected bike lane.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

Experts say the trade thrived from the mid-1960s to the 1990s -- a period of instability that saw the anti-intellectual Khmer Rouge regime rise to power and left precious heritage unprotected.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“Foreign labs that distill American models can then feed these unprotected capabilities into military, intelligence, and surveillance systems,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

She felt like a newly hatched chick, raw and defenseless and unprotected without its shell.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix