harm's way

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The riders and their teams knew they needed to get their prized horses, which can carry price tags of up to several million dollars each, out of harm’s way.

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By then, commercial airspace was already closed, leaving tens of thousands of Americans stranded in the Middle East and U.S. diplomats at some embassies in harm’s way.

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“We won’t put our colleagues in harm’s way,” Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc told the Journal.

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Many were stuck in hotels, waiting for instructions from local authorities, creating a challenge for the company as it sought to get employees home and out of harm’s way, the people said.

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When our servicemen and -women put themselves in harm’s way to confront tyranny, they deserve our thanks.

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