as in safeguard
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers
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State of play: McDonald's decision to pull the Quarter Pounders from menus in several states associated with the outbreak as a precaution affected one-fifth of its restaurants.
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Although Taylor Farms has not detected E. coli in its onions, the company has decided to halt distribution as a precaution.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
Be sure to follow all safety precautions on the package.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
The death of Prudhomme also prompted a call for enhanced safety precautions that would alleviate stress for employees.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Although Taylor Farms has not detected E. coli in its onions, the company has decided to halt distribution as a precaution.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
Be sure to follow all safety precautions on the package.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
The death of Prudhomme also prompted a call for enhanced safety precautions that would alleviate stress for employees.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
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At their best, these leaders make up an idealistic safeguard against the rampant disinformation, foreign interference, and just base political nihilism that is clogging the conversations about whether the vote tallies this week can be trusted.Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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With these standards, companies must implement safeguards against phishing, data exfiltration, and other methods hackers commonly use.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 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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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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But after October results far off earlier predictions, some caution is advisable This century before Covid, November always was a $1 billion or better grossing month, including some adjusted for current ticket prices.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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Despite this caution, 54% of producers believe the industry will see growth in 2025 and 69% plan to invest in their growth for their companies next year, the survey added.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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