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In Chinatown, she urged people to take precautions and to be vigilant.
Trump’s ABC News town hall: Four Pinocchios, over and over again|Glenn Kessler|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
The measure was taken partly as a precaution for the health of Jeopardy host Alex Trebek, who has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
How the coronavirus outbreak is roiling the film and entertainment industries|Alissa Wilkinson|September 11, 2020|Vox
Getting on an airplane, he postulated, was not something consumers would be ready to do for a long time, leaving travel plans to be dictated more by safety precautions than whimsy.
Airbnb CEO: The pandemic will force us to see more of the world, not less|Verne Kopytoff|September 7, 2020|Fortune
Overall, business execs say that approaching an in person meeting with transparency as well as setting the stage for the kinds of precautions that will happen once in person is key.
‘Safe and healthy’: As in person meetings resume, business execs are having the coronavirus ‘talk’|Kristina Monllos|September 4, 2020|Digiday

Given the opportunity to test and find out that an asymptomatic contact is positive is always preferable, she said, because people are more likely to take precautions and isolate properly, particularly around family members.
America Doesn’t Have a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing. It Needs One.|by Caroline Chen|September 1, 2020|ProPublica
As a precaution against a possible disturbance, the ferry was escorted by a police boat, its blue lights flashing.
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture|Michael Daly|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The jacket and gloves were a precaution in the event the eaglet panicked, but there was little fuss as he tossed the net over her.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a precaution, they have been placed on a 21-day fever watch.
CDC Calls Ebola Outbreak ‘Forest Fire’|Abby Haglage|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, the precaution falls flat on the upper floors of thin-walled barracks.
Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins|Nick Willard|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These are mainly a precaution against random violence, like the shootings in Washington last week.
The Return of Terror: Lessons of the Nairobi Shopping-Mall Siege|Christopher Dickey|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This, as I took it, was intended on his part as a precaution against suspicion of his friendliness.
A Volunteer with Pike|Robert Ames Bennet
Some precaution, therefore, must be taken—I must find a better stopper.
The Boy Tar|Mayne Reid
Not that he really wished Albert to be suspected of the crime, it was simply a precaution.
The Widow Lerouge|Emile Gaboriau
I took the precaution, however, to put the burning-glass into my pocket, lest we should want fire.
The Coral Island|R. M. Ballantyne
He took the precaution to place two or three men on sentry round it.
Orange and Green|G. A. Henty

单词	precaution
释义	precaution [ pri-kaw-shuhn ] / prɪˈkɔ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR precaution ON THESAURUS.COM noun a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results. caution employed beforehand; prudent foresight. verb (used with object) to forewarn; put on guard. Origin of precaution First recorded in 1595–1605, precaution is from the Late Latin word praecautiōn- (stem of praecautiō). See pre-, caution SYNONYMS FOR precaution 2 forethought, prudence, circumspection. SEE SYNONYMS FOR precaution ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM precaution un·pre·cau·tioned, adjective Words nearby precaution precarious, precarity, precartilage, precast, precatory, precaution, precautionary, precautionary principle, precautious, precava, precede Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for precaution In Chinatown, she urged people to take precautions and to be vigilant. Trump’s ABC News town hall: Four Pinocchios, over and over again\|Glenn Kessler\|September 16, 2020\|Washington Post The measure was taken partly as a precaution for the health of Jeopardy host Alex Trebek, who has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. How the coronavirus outbreak is roiling the film and entertainment industries\|Alissa Wilkinson\|September 11, 2020\|Vox Getting on an airplane, he postulated, was not something consumers would be ready to do for a long time, leaving travel plans to be dictated more by safety precautions than whimsy. Airbnb CEO: The pandemic will force us to see more of the world, not less\|Verne Kopytoff\|September 7, 2020\|Fortune Overall, business execs say that approaching an in person meeting with transparency as well as setting the stage for the kinds of precautions that will happen once in person is key. ‘Safe and healthy’: As in person meetings resume, business execs are having the coronavirus ‘talk’\|Kristina Monllos\|September 4, 2020\|Digiday Given the opportunity to test and find out that an asymptomatic contact is positive is always preferable, she said, because people are more likely to take precautions and isolate properly, particularly around family members. America Doesn’t Have a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing. It Needs One.\|by Caroline Chen\|September 1, 2020\|ProPublica As a precaution against a possible disturbance, the ferry was escorted by a police boat, its blue lights flashing. ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture\|Michael Daly\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The jacket and gloves were a precaution in the event the eaglet panicked, but there was little fuss as he tossed the net over her. He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles\|Michael Daly\|November 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As a precaution, they have been placed on a 21-day fever watch. CDC Calls Ebola Outbreak ‘Forest Fire’\|Abby Haglage\|July 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But, the precaution falls flat on the upper floors of thin-walled barracks. Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins\|Nick Willard\|May 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These are mainly a precaution against random violence, like the shootings in Washington last week. The Return of Terror: Lessons of the Nairobi Shopping-Mall Siege\|Christopher Dickey\|September 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This, as I took it, was intended on his part as a precaution against suspicion of his friendliness. A Volunteer with Pike\|Robert Ames Bennet Some precaution, therefore, must be taken—I must find a better stopper. The Boy Tar\|Mayne Reid Not that he really wished Albert to be suspected of the crime, it was simply a precaution. The Widow Lerouge\|Emile Gaboriau I took the precaution, however, to put the burning-glass into my pocket, lest we should want fire. The Coral Island\|R. M. Ballantyne He took the precaution to place two or three men on sentry round it. Orange and Green\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for precaution precaution / (prɪˈkɔːʃən) / noun an action taken to avoid a dangerous or undesirable event caution practised beforehand; circumspection Derived forms of precaution precautionary or precautional, adjectiveprecautious, adjective Word Origin for precaution C17: from French, from Late Latin praecautiō, from Latin praecavēre to guard against, from prae before + cavēre to beware Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to precaution protection, caution, safeguard, provision, insurance, care, circumspection, anticipation, regard, prudence, wariness, forethought, foresight, providence, discretion, discreetness, canniness
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