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[sayf] / seɪf /




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Streeting said the prime minister had made it clear that his government was "determined to give our armed forces the investment needed to keep us safe".

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Kerr is one of a number of parents calling for new mandatory measures in schools to keep pupils like Caolán safe.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In a clinical trial led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, the technology proved safe, well tolerated, and practical for patients to use at home.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Vaccines against measles are highly effective and safe.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

‘Hannie, I know it’s awful, but we have to do what they say. They’re only trying to keep us safe.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Fortune Brands is best known for its home- and building-products brands including Moen, House of Rohl kitchen and bath fixtures, SentrySafe waterproof safes and others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

They had been stored in acid-free boxes and kept in iron safes.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

The contents of the safes were the family’s life savings and were uninsured, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025

Givens said he also discovered some jewelry missing from two safes that had been opened during the search.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024

She crawled inside the crate, gagging as she riffled through the bits of straw on the floor and felt the walls for signs of safes or hidden compartments.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Germany has traditionally had solid public finances and is seen as a safer bet in terms of paying back its debts than France, hence the lower yield on German government bonds.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Investors fleeing technology stocks in October have found a safer place to hide: consumer stocks of toothpaste and laundry-detergent makers and sellers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Their findings, published in Nature Communications, could guide the development of safer statins that maintain their cholesterol-lowering benefits while minimizing muscle damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The director of the NHS Alliance's acute and ambulance network, Matthew Hopkins, said: "Difficult decisions lie ahead, consolidating maternity services to support safer, more sustainable care."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Jack, however, saw enough for everyone, and moved the conversation back to a safer topic.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

That early robot evaluated just 20 measurement points to determine the safest route ahead.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Stupnikov understood a central paradox of his situation: The safest place for turncoats like him was in Ukraine—close to the troops and country they left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The safest way in our opinion to play nuclear is Constellation,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Gates similarly takes credit for making Huntington Beach “one of the safest cities in the state of California” and said it is he who is the “law and order candidate.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He wasn’t staying for any two weeks, but obedient and helpful was the safest play for now.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker


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