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as in preventive
something providing certainty that a specified outcome will or will not occur
Having two people do this job serves as insurance against accidents.
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as in contract
a formal contract promising payment if injury, damage, or loss occurs
They purchased their home and car insurance through the same company.
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Medicaid Medicaid is the government’s joint federal and state safety-net insurance program.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite having no insurance and most of its records lost in the fire, the Guard persevered, and new offices were opened on Spring Street (which later became Central Avenue).
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
And Mexico’s public health care system can’t compete with Medi-Cal, the California insurance program open to low-income residents regardless of their immigration status.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that studies climate risks, found that about 35.6 million properties — a quarter of all real estate in the nation — are facing higher insurance costs, yet lower coverage, because of the risks associated with climate change.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite having no insurance and most of its records lost in the fire, the Guard persevered, and new offices were opened on Spring Street (which later became Central Avenue).
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
And Mexico’s public health care system can’t compete with Medi-Cal, the California insurance program open to low-income residents regardless of their immigration status.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that studies climate risks, found that about 35.6 million properties — a quarter of all real estate in the nation — are facing higher insurance costs, yet lower coverage, because of the risks associated with climate change.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, failure to do so proved disastrous for some early human trials of preventives.David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
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Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
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Tesla has also received contracts from the Defense Department and the Transportation Department, among other agencies.Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, the contract will land north of $600 million, deservedly so.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The solution isn’t a complete ban on the use of drugs in agriculture, but reducing infection through proper animal husbandry and, as is the case with humans, reserving antibiotics for the treatment of sick animals rather than deploying them widely as a preventative.Jeremy Coller, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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For years, the United States has been developing preventatives and treatments for Ebola, which would both provide defense if Ebola were used in warfare and reduce the spread of an outbreak of the disease.Jessica Hatcher, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2014
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Firewalls, email security protocols, and web filters focus on identifying and blocking threats that enter from external sources.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Now that Israel has demonstrated its superiority over Iran’s proxies and conventional weapons—and degraded both in the process—Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may decide to pursue a bomb in a risky attempt to salvage some measure of national security.Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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This could help defense teams make better strategic decisions.Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Defendants were accused of having drugs in court; a Fulton County jailer was accused of taking bribes from a defendant's family; a defendant was stabbed while in jail; and at one point Williams' defense attorney, Brian Steel, being held in contempt of court.Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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StubHub and Ticketmaster offer guarantees against fraudulent listings.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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But there’s no guarantee that will help Harris in the close race for the White House.Chris Megerian, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Robust data protection programs ensure that personal information and intellectual property are protected from misuse and unauthorized access and that data is handled in compliance with privacy regulations.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That effort has pushed the guild to fight for more protections in its contract beyond wages, including remote work rights and unique just cause protections.Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Under the terms of their deal, HB has first, exclusive rights to all diamonds bigger than 10.8 carats.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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While cable networks continue to throw off cash thanks largely to multi-year distribution deals, advertising is shrinking rapidly.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurance. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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