precautionary

Example Sentences

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He was placed on a precautionary suspension while the Church of Ireland carried out an internal review.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Another young passenger in the back seat was hospitalized for a precautionary evaluation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"With today's operations, they wanted to be extra safe, extra precautionary, and have the crew move into the safe haven posture," the spokesperson said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Many have gone so far as to apply the precautionary principle here too: the burgeoning field of AI welfare is devoted to figuring out if and when we must care about machines.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

She twisted her hair up in a bun and checked my vitals, I guess just as a final precautionary measure.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds