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Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team were erring on the side of caution in their handling of Wembanyama's calf problem.

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Now there is a trend to err on the side of caution.

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Many people living outside the evacuation zone in Fukushima decided to err on the side of caution, too.

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Markets erred when they gave America Online the currency to buy Time Warner.

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Leaders’ first instinct was to err on the side of caution.

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

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