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precaution

[pri-kaw-shuhn] / prɪˈkɔ ʃən /


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A number of nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution, but were quickly reopened after police confirmed there was no wider risk to the public.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Kensington and Chelsea council closed it to walkers and bikes on Wednesday 8 April as a precaution after sensors picked up "small changes" to movement on the Grade II listed bridge.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

As a precaution, Anthropic has shared a version of Mythos with cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks, as well as with Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in a project it dubbed "Glasswing."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Some theme parks in Dubai, including Legoland and Real Madrid World, have remained closed as a precaution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Sor Asunci6n called me to her office to deliver it, an unusual precaution since the sisters limited themselves to monitoring our correspondence by asking us what news we had gotten from home.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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