provide against
phrasal verb
provided against; providing against; provides against
: to do what is needed to prepare for (something bad that might happen)
We should store extra supplies now to provide against a possible scarcity in the coming months.
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The Treaty of 1874 with Chile, it will be recalled, had provided against any future taxes on Chileans higher than those then in force.
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Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
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Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
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“Provide against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provide%20against. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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