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 paper says campaigners are warning Burnham that voters will "punish him at the ballot box" if he scraps the pension safeguard.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Difficult choices" will have to be made regarding "projects to safeguard", NYU's Ndiaye said, especially with people weighed down by high living costs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“A public library requires public oversight—guardians who will safeguard the institution’s well-being and stability.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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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
And as researchers work to build safeguards, AI has shown, in some scenarios, a willingness and capacity to subvert human authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The US state of Alabama opened an investigation into OpenAI last week over the Hugging Face breach, his office citing what it called the company's complete lack of oversight and adequate safeguards.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The assisted dying law would allow adults over the age of 18 who are expected to die within six months to be given help to end their own life, subject to certain safeguards.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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The family also said the apprentice was "not properly safeguarded" by BAE Systems.
From BBC ● May 5, 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
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
“We believe mining of metals such as nickel and copper should be safeguarded in Europe through competitive long-term business conditions,” Tom Soderman, general manager of Boliden Kevitsa, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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
An island wants to protect 30% of its waters under plans aimed at safeguarding marine life.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He saw the encounter as a hopeful image of "a gentle giant safeguarding the last green meadows of the sea".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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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