- plural of precaution.
precautions
Example Sentences
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Federal officials advised clean-up crews and people returning to their homes after the attacks to take precautions since the extent of the indoor contamination—and potential long-term health effects—was unknown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The defence groups that AFP talked to said there were taking precautions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
But if you do continue feeding wild birds, here are three precautions to take:
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
“August and September are peak periods of West Nile virus transmission in the state, so we urge everyone to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hinted at the gravity of the so-called “trauma of decanting,” and enumerated the precautions taken to minimize, by a suitable training of the bottled embryo, that dangerous shock.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
