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the state of not being exposed to danger
we were lucky to make it to safety just as the lions broke loose from their cage at the zoo
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Recent Examples of safety
The agency noted that this proposal is based on concerns over the ingredient’s effectiveness and not its safety.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Carbone’s priorities include academic responsibility, budget accountability, career readiness and school safety, according to his campaign website.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Learn more about the candidates:Where Avon school board candidates stand on redistricting, school safety, student success
Michael Langford: Langford has lived in Avon for 23 years and his wife is an Avon High School teacher.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Scantlebury, a former Mesa police officer, has made public safety a hallmark of his second bid for office in Legislative District 9.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Carbone’s priorities include academic responsibility, budget accountability, career readiness and school safety, according to his campaign website.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Learn more about the candidates:Where Avon school board candidates stand on redistricting, school safety, student success
Michael Langford: Langford has lived in Avon for 23 years and his wife is an Avon High School teacher.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Scantlebury, a former Mesa police officer, has made public safety a hallmark of his second bid for office in Legislative District 9.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safety
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Evans, 38, an Army veteran and former Arvada police officer, campaigned on hot-topic issues including free speech, gun rights and American security.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Dayton Avenue was still closed for a block a couple of days after the election and the security staff on duty had yet to pack up and fold their klieg lights and break down their Checkpoint Charlie huts and move all the vehicles.Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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Matchup to watch: Oregon State left guard Joshua Gray vs. SJSU defensive lineman Soane Toia.Christian Vieyra, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Lakers will send guard Bronny James to their G-League affiliate beginning Saturday, per ESPN.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Four years ago, the Sharks had Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc, Evander Kane, Erik Karlsson, Martin Jones, and Timo Meier on long-term contracts, most with at least some trade protection in a flat-cap world.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting related to the protection of funds permitted for withdrawal from the Trust Account and compliance with the investment management trust agreement.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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While nothing is guaranteed in sports, Mahomes throwing for a single yard on Monday Night Football is close to a lock.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Katie Hafner: In this way, tamoxifen acts like a key broken off in a lock.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safety. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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