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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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Alena Botros, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2025
In December, the state passed a new regulation which will require insurance companies to offer coverage to residents in at-risk areas.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Medicare, the federal health programs for adults over 65 and the disabled, covers prescription drugs though Part D insurance plans.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
The owner of Geico insurance and BNSF Railway is wrapping up a stellar year that saw its shares rise about 27%, its biggest yearly gain since 2021.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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Alena Botros, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2025
In December, the state passed a new regulation which will require insurance companies to offer coverage to residents in at-risk areas.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Medicare, the federal health programs for adults over 65 and the disabled, covers prescription drugs though Part D insurance plans.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
The owner of Geico insurance and BNSF Railway is wrapping up a stellar year that saw its shares rise about 27%, its biggest yearly gain since 2021.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 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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Her United contract was due to expire at the end of the season and Everton have paid an undisclosed transfer fee to sign her this month.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The contract between the retail giant and the drone delivery company has expired, both companies confirmed.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tick preventatives and quick removal of ticks is the best way to avoid problems.Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 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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Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Leaders can improve their security capabilities by integrating an AI security operations center (AI-SOC).Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Automatically, one arm went up in defense, which may have saved his life.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Russian Telegram channels said that the two lieutenant colonels died on December 30 following Ukraine's attack on a bunker in Lgov. Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment by email.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas is no guarantee of peace.Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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For some teams, the finish line never comes, so there's no guarantee.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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In 1967, the secretary of the interior classified the Eastern timber wolf in the Lower 48 as endangered, and in 1973, it was afforded full protection under the Endangered Species Act.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trump also signed a presidential memorandum aimed at skirting California’s environmental protections to funnel water toward the state’s farmers, which produce roughly 40% of the nation’s agricultural products.Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Since that last deal was inked, WNBA coaching salaries have eclipsed $1 million for the first time.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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And the luggage deals don’t stop here, though — keep reading for more.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurance. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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