precaution
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Thirty homes in Benbuck View, Coalsnaughton, were evacuated as a precaution on 18 May following reports of "unsafe structures".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Two children were among those taken to hospital as a precaution, while another person was treated for hypothermia.
From BBC • May 26, 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
The Swiss national is receiving care and his wife, who was travelling with him, has not shown any symptoms of the virus but is self-isolating as a precaution.
From BBC • May 11, 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
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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