precautionary

Example Sentences

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The dialed-up security, law enforcement and Oscars officials emphasize, is precautionary and there are no known credible threats to the event.

From Los Angeles Times

The potential redeployment from South Korea is a "precautionary measure", a US official told the Washington Post, but other analysts see a system stretched thin.

From BBC

The Jewish Federation of Detroit said its Jewish agencies were in a precautionary lockdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

The vessel is currently in Gibraltar and has not been tasked yet and the MoD stressed the change in status was precautionary.

From BBC

"These appear to be precautionary signals used by ships attempting to reduce the risk of being targeted," according to Ana Subasic, trade risk analyst at Kpler, which owns Marine Traffic.

From Barron's