safeguard
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She is part of the European Endangered Species Programme, a coordinated breeding effort designed to help safeguard the species from extinction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Accident investigators probing an Amazon cargo flight crash in Miami are scrutinizing the speed of the aircraft, whether an airport safeguard might have helped prevent the tragedy and whether the weather played a role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The two leaders called for action to safeguard independent cinemas and diversity in film and pledged to invest substantially in the audiovisual sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Some may have family here who can take over their businesses and safeguard their possessions.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
"But we can't destroy it. We have to safeguard it—for all we know, this might be the last coin of its kind in the world."
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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Investigators are probing factors that may have contributed to the crash, including the plane’s speed, the weather and runway safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Representatives from Tower Hamlets Council said that, while Historic England's changes would reduce potential harm to the World Heritage Site, they believed the Corporation's proposal was sufficient when considering other safeguards in the draft Plan.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Despite the dire warnings, Harris pointed to signs that pressure for safeguards is growing, including calls from AI-industry employees to limit the development of more powerful systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"It is the first model we are designating at this level, and requires stronger safeguards during development and before release," the blog said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
There in front of us was the thick metal door with its three different locks and safeguards that we had no way of getting through.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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The force added that the "day of action" had led to a number of individuals being safeguarded.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
During the service, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in the congregation, the Catholic leader called for "greater room for freedom" and human dignity to be safeguarded.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
"May there be greater room for freedom and may the dignity of the human person always be safeguarded," the Pope said pointedly.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
The executive pointed to China, as well as Japan and South Korea—which both allow the sale of Chinese cars—as examples of countries that successfully safeguarded their domestic auto industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
There are fossils to be safeguarded, ancient manuscripts; there are pearls, gold nuggets, a sapphire as big as a mouse.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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That stockpile allowed it to dramatically slash its oil imports when the war broke out, keeping a lid on global oil prices and safeguarding its own economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
"There was no safeguarding, there was no support during or after that meeting, from what we've seen and what we've read", he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The charity said in 2025 it had improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The "deep, solemn" green colour "precisely evokes that period of the liturgical year dedicated to hope and to the safeguarding of creation", he explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Who is safeguarding the consumer to see that no residues of dieldrin or heptachlor are appearing in milk?
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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