precaution
Example Sentences
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Cabello asked people to leave their homes, adding that gas supplies had been cut to several buildings as a precaution.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Resort officials did not confirm that the teen fell but said “as a precaution, he was evaluated at a local hospital and released.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
The company said it launched an investigation with support from external cybersecurity experts and took certain internal IT systems offline as a precaution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
As a precaution, the astronauts sheltered inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft while the repair procedure was being evaluated.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
"Ordinary precaution to take. We'll get him, Blore...This time, we'll get him! Half a second."
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing precaution
Power Prefix: pre-
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Bush's Address on 9/11
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"Women in Aviation," Vocabulary from the informational text
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