unprotected
Britishadjective
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Environmental groups said the Trump-era rules left too many waterways unprotected from pollutants.
From Seattle Times
Lawmakers from both parties questioned why the Fed wasn’t more successful at forcing the bank’s leadership team to change its practices, which included a misguided and unprotected bet that interest rates would remain low.
From New York Times
Burton cut the lead to 10 with an and-one off a drive through an unprotected lane.
From Washington Times
“Protest is protected and valued in America,” she said, “but violence and incitement to violence is unlawful and unprotected by the First Amendment.”
From Washington Post
It demonstrates once again this new brutal environment in which even the most loyal are unprotected.
From BBC
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