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precautionary

[ US /pɹɪˈkɔʃənɛɹi/ ]
[ UK /pɹɪkˈɔːʃənəɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure
    I would take precautionary steps to keep him away
    gave precautionary advice

How To Use precautionary In A Sentence

  • Bob Miller, the Kings' play-by-play announcer since 1973 and a Hockey Hall of Fame media honoree, is scheduled to undergo what he called a precautionary surgical procedure on Latimes.com - News
  • However, the commission also subsumes the precautionary principle under a broader framework of risk analysis.
  • There is the danger that the precautionary principle causes its own harm.
  • The Scottish winger had a precautionary scan last night. The Sun
  • The precautionary motive. Unforeseen circumstances can arise, such as a car breakdown.
  • He has surprisingly done everything the unilateralist screamers assured us he would not do; namely, take every precautionary step the UN has asked him to take.
  • But while the research is taking place, the Department of Health is reiterating its precautionary advice on the use of mobile phones.
  • Another nine were taken down for testing or as a precautionary measure. Times, Sunday Times
  • ‘Of course, we understand Dublin's desire to take precautionary measures,’ a British spokesman said.
  • Such a threat is likely to come from overseas rather than domestically, but precautionary steps are being taken internationally and in the US. Times, Sunday Times
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