precaution
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Granada city hall closed all municipal buildings except for those providing emergency and essential services as a precaution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The force had said there was "no threat to the public", but the area was cordoned off as a precaution.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Head coach Michael Carrick told Norwegian broadcaster VG post-match that Mount had come off as a precaution after taking a hefty blow to his foot.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The U.S. took the same precaution two years earlier, when an inspector received a threatening phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
I did this now, taking the precaution of backing away from the robot a good distance before shouting “Leopardon!”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
But if you do continue feeding wild birds, here are three precautions to take:
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Are there particular precautions we should take because of my grandmother’s age, the change in beneficiaries, the HELOC, and the fact that I am accompanying her?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
It found that, out of properties that took no precautions, only 20% survived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Beyond the president, current and former senior Trump administration officials have also been notified of specific threats against them and have taken extra safety precautions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It had been a matter of survival, but it gratified her to know that, in such short time, she’d become someone to take precautions against.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing precaution
Power Prefix: pre-
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Bush's Address on 9/11
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"Women in Aviation," Vocabulary from the informational text
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