- plural of precaution.
precautions
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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
However, that improvement in recognizing watch areas did not lead to greater concern about the potential danger or stronger intentions to take safety precautions.
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
“So, all these precautions against intruders, Horace...are they for the Death Eaters’ benefit, or mine?” asked Dumbledore.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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