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precaution

[pri-kaw-shuhn] / prɪˈkɔ ʃən /


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Close contacts linked to all three are being offered antibiotics as a precaution.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

CNN’s security team was seated in the ballroom as a precaution to protect its attendees, according to its spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“When you have that combination where you have a larger shark, and you observe aggressive behavior, we take precaution and implemented a 24-hour water closure,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Fakhreddine said they "stored some food supplies and diesel fuel for electricity generators, as a precaution in case, God forbid, the war returns again."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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




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