harm's way
noun
: a dangerous place or situation
was placed in harm's way
got them out of harm's way
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got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado
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The incidents can put victims in harm's way when law enforcement arrive at their home with the understanding that officers are responding to a horrific crime, rather than a prank.
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
Coastal population growth has also put more people in harm's way, including in Georgia.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
Yet a third option exists: militaries can choose to place their uniformed men and women in harm's way rather than cede the moral high ground by placing civilians in greater danger.
—Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
In previous such strikes that have hit civilian infrastructure, Israel's military has blamed the militant Islamist group Hamas for putting civilians in harm's way, accusing it of operating within densely populated neighbourhoods, schools and hospitals as cover.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
Coastal population growth has also put more people in harm's way, including in Georgia.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
Yet a third option exists: militaries can choose to place their uniformed men and women in harm's way rather than cede the moral high ground by placing civilians in greater danger.
—Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
In previous such strikes that have hit civilian infrastructure, Israel's military has blamed the militant Islamist group Hamas for putting civilians in harm's way, accusing it of operating within densely populated neighbourhoods, schools and hospitals as cover.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
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