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unsanitary

[uhn-san-i-ter-ee] / ʌnˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Around the tents, workers are busy renovating the unsanitary restrooms, installing showers and connecting them to the water supply, and hooking up electricity.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Their family say the cells are overcrowded, unsanitary and vermin-infested, with inadequate washing facilities and hygiene supplies.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

When Antoniadi failed to give them anything, they declared that this spotless Pizza Hut was unsanitary.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

With its descriptions of cattle with tuberculosis being slaughtered and workers with other diseases handling meat, “The Jungle” sparked an outcry about unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meat industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

It was interesting, Kira decided, that they had found a way for water to enter the building, but impractical and unsanitary, and there was no place to bury waste.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry