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safety

Definition for safety

noun as in protection from harm

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Based on a true story, “Silkwood” follows nuclear-plant worker Karen Silkwood, played by Meryl Streep, as she raises concerns about the health and safety of her fellow plant workers and a potential company coverup.

“This is an issue that jeopardizes the reliability, resilience and public safety of our communications infrastructure.”

“The solution is to move military forces out of the cities, which they should not be in to begin with, and to enhance law-enforcement capabilities to help local communities achieve increased safety.”

Several hundred vessels are estimated to belong to this opaque shipping network, many of which are aging tankers with patchy safety records and often only limited insurance.

But it said it would not do so at the expense of the safety of local communities.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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