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

Her boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit in stormy conditions in the early hours of 19 January 2025, while he went to get help.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Despite our fondness for it, it is fundamentally a poison for unprotected organic matter.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan