precaution
Example Sentences
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"But obviously when there are packs of wolves roaming around at night, it is a safety precaution we need to take."
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Major international businesses—banks and consulting firms among them—evacuated office staff as a precaution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Employees cleared guests from the immediate area Tuesday afternoon as a precaution.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
“Kalshi doesn’t allow markets directly tied to death. We included every precaution on this market to make sure people could not trade on the outcome of death,” a Kalshi spokesperson told MarketWatch in an email.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
“And ye can be sure that we’ve taken every precaution to be certain the Bureau remains safe. Trust us, Amari.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.