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exposed

/ɪkˈspoʊzd/ adjective B2
  1. Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible). · exposed to light; exposed to water; exposed to abuse; exposed to danger· an exposed path (trail, etc) up the mountain (one with a drop-off on one or both sides)
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Then he double-locked his door, emptied all his drawers, collected about fifty thousand francs in bank-notes, burned several papers, left others exposed to view, and then commenced writing a letter which he addressed:
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1035 · C1
Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to convince all the other Foxes that being tailless was much more attractive, thus making up for his own deprivation.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 13 · B2
The Mice thought that the cause of their frequent defeats was that they had no leaders set apart from the general army to command them, and that they were exposed to dangers from lack of discipline.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 38 · B2
THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding timidity and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles by jumping from a lofty precipice into a deep lake below.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 46 · B2

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