precaution
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On Wednesday the majority of schools in Dumfries and Galloway received the email and some were evacuated as a precaution.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
An explosive ordnance disposal team was called in to "sweep the vehicle as a precaution," the Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
This precaution against reducing the water temperature is absent from ISO 3103—conspicuously so, in the eyes of some tea aficionados, and particularly Irish ones.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026
Most companies refinance large obligations 18 to 24 months in advance as a precaution, whittling down the amount of debt coming due in that time frame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
And the news anchor—only one instead of the usual two—says, “As a precaution, residents are instructed to stay in their homes, and remain calm.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas “to take precautions now,” including moving cars to higher ground and protecting property with sandbags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, researchers prepared the samples for detailed X-ray imaging while taking special precautions to prevent contamination.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Yet Americans are approaching that election with increasingly different assessments of the institutions charged with protecting them, even as their own precautions suggest a broadly shared sense of vulnerability.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Deadly crowd incidents, including during religious festivals, are not uncommon in India due to poor management and lack of adequate safety precautions.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Seeing my precautions in the cool blue light of early morning, I was a little embarrassed.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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