precautionary

Example Sentences

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As a precautionary measure, the teams did not shake hands after Thursday’s game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Set up automatic transfers into bank accounts, use password managers to access your online accounts and boost your computer data security with antivirus software and other precautionary steps.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“If households increase precautionary saving as they budget for higher energy bills, it could point to a more limited pass-through,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Q: How do the precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights help?

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Before the storm, the committee wrote, the terrorists would be most likely to use the occasion “to observe precautionary measures to gauge emergency response resources and continuity of operation plans at critical infrastructures.”

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers