precaution

Example Sentences

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Major international businesses—banks and consulting firms among them—evacuated office staff as a precaution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Some students in the Canterbury area of Kent are being given this treatment as a precaution after a number of cases of invasive meningococcal disease, even though the specific strain has not been identified.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Other facilities have closed or reduced activity as a precaution, such as Ruwais.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

As an additional precaution, he made a happy switch from Washington Irving to John Milton.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller