precaution
Example Sentences
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Operators had begun evacuations for sites on the list as well as other energy facilities in the region as a precaution, Gulf oil officials said.
Major international businesses—banks and consulting firms among them—evacuated office staff as a precaution.
Given that many of the factories are close to each other and to residential areas, what precautions are in place in case of fire or an industrial accident?
Health experts are arranging antibiotics for some other students in the area as a precaution against the dangerous infection.
From BBC
"It was escalated in their company a little bit... but they still didn't take the right precautions to deal with the situation," she said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
