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fail-safe

[feyl-seyf] / ˈfeɪlˌseɪf /


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Even if you plan to be fully engaged with managing money into retirement, a financial adviser could be a fail-safe if you can no longer make sound decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

There’s no 100% safe way to lift 500 pounds, just like there is no fail-safe way of throwing 100 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025

One significant solution implemented as a fail-safe for Level 4 automated vehicles is the concept of remote driving.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

She followed my recommendation to take the DMV’s fail-safe eLearning course on her home computer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Whenever those thoughts spring up, my sister is the fail-safe.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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