precaution
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Thirty homes in Dunmoss View in Coalsnaughton were evacuated as a precaution on Wednesday, a week after 30 homes in the adjacent Benbuck View were told to leave their homes.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Orange County Health Officer Regina Chinsio Kwong said Friday the large exclusion zone around the tank was a necessary precaution.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Close contacts linked to all three are being offered antibiotics as a precaution.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
All 224 passengers on board were evacuated by inflatable emergency slides as a matter of precaution, Frontier said.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
I wove the lifebuoy’s rope through the life jackets, around the oars, in and out of the lifebuoy—all round the raft—as yet another precaution against the raft breaking into pieces.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Vocabulary lists containing precaution
Power Prefix: pre-
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Bush's Address on 9/11
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