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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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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Medicaid is the largest insurance payer for childbirths in Florida, covering nearly 98,000, or 44%, of all deliveries in 2022, according to the state health department.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
The housing agency provides rental assistance for low-income households, administers mortgage insurance to prospective homeowners and enforces fair housing law.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Video was submitted to the insurance company that alleged to show the animal entering the car.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Medicaid is the largest insurance payer for childbirths in Florida, covering nearly 98,000, or 44%, of all deliveries in 2022, according to the state health department.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
The housing agency provides rental assistance for low-income households, administers mortgage insurance to prospective homeowners and enforces fair housing law.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Video was submitted to the insurance company that alleged to show the animal entering the car.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 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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Its clients include tech giant Samsung Electronics and contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn .Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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Some of you may have been deeply engrossed in communications projects like a proposal for a VIP, a contract negotiation, the launch of an endeavor or travel.Kyle Thomas, People.com, 8 Dec. 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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Having that sort of flexibility is what will give you a true sense of financial security, says Dogen.Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Fallon accused the Secret Service chief of taking the place of the agent who was in charge of security for the event.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Android 15 is a game-changer for security and privacy, with theft protection, live malware defense and even scam call detection all wrapped in the Android release.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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The purge led to the downfall of several senior generals, including former defense minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe, who were expelled from the party in June over corruption allegations.Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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There are no guarantees any investment strategy will be successful.James Mayer Jr, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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His eight-figure annual salary pretty much guarantees he won’t be fired any time soon.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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An investigation into last year’s incident by the local government found the company which hosted the show had not obtained prior approval from authorities and failed to provide essential safety protection and emergency measures during the performance.Nectar Gan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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The coalition partners plan to work on strategic land protection by identifying climate refugia and protecting those areas from development.Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Holiday deals: Shop this season’s top products and sales curated by our editors.Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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While neither deal extends to the beginning of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration, the resort has announced a hotel promotion that begins May 16 and runs through Sept. 26, with discounts as high as 30% off, depending on the time of stay.Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurance. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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