precaution

Example Sentences

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"But obviously when there are packs of wolves roaming around at night, it is a safety precaution we need to take."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Employees cleared guests from the immediate area Tuesday afternoon as a precaution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

It has also suspended crude production from the northern Kirkuk region as a precaution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“Kalshi doesn’t allow markets directly tied to death. We included every precaution on this market to make sure people could not trade on the outcome of death,” a Kalshi spokesperson told MarketWatch in an email.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Of course, I’d taken the precaution of reinforcing my apartment’s walls, floor, and ceiling, with a titanium alloy SageCage, which I’d assembled piece by piece.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline