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safe

[seyf] / seɪf /




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It is unclear how the vessel secured safe passage and the ship's owners have not yet commented.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

This categorization didn’t constitute a formal regulation; rather the agency was using its discretion not to go after compounders who used ingredients it deemed safe — those from the first category.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But the AI boom has made their old advice of picking a safe major and pursuing a stable career feel a lot less certain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Ordinary money-market funds and dividend-focused stock funds both pay close to 3.5% now, and safe, short-term bonds, closer to 4%, versus the S&P 500’s yield of just 1%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The safe door sprang open, just a crack.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix