precaution
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The lawsuit states that both the IRS and Treasury Department "had a duty to safeguard and protect" such disclosures from being shared publicly but "failed to take such mandatory precautions".
From BBC
Alongside its diplomatic push, Ankara is assessing additional security precautions along its border with Iran if a US strike destabilises the country, a senior Turkish official told AFP.
From Barron's
No cases have yet been reported outside India, but several countries are stepping up precautions.
From BBC
"We have done a good amount of laps today and the only issues we had today were safety precautions, not actual issues. But hard to know where we're at compared to everyone else."
From BBC
The 32-year-old had taken the precaution of taking her children to stay with family members who lived on higher ground because of the continuous rain, but even they were affected by the rising waters.
From BBC
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