precaution
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About 85 homes were evacuated as a precaution, police said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
There, he says, he chatted with strangers who told him they were taking the same precaution following a recent home invasion in Comanche.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Saudi Arabia said Friday that it had shut down its East-West pipeline as a precaution, noting that the pipeline suffered “multiple” attacks in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday morning.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Granada city hall closed all municipal buildings except for those providing emergency and essential services as a precaution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I explained this to Ira cautiously, and she nodded listlessly and said yes, it was a necessary precaution, but she did not look at me and she showed no enthusiasm.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
When he has to be moved, the precautions are extreme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Members of his Unmanned Systems Forces take similar cloak-and-dagger precautions when moving around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The defence groups that AFP talked to said there were taking precautions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Nepal's disaster management authority called on people living near river banks in vulnerable areas to remain alert and take precautions.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“You were listening in health class when they talked about precautions, right?” he asked.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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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