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Examples of vigilance in a Sentence
Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
These incidents occurred even at some facilities that charged families more for extra vigilance.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
In China, the government launched a crackdown on its tech champions and their superstar CEOs, enhancing data privacy measures and increasing its antitrust vigilance.
—Martin Reeves, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
In a 2019 report, PwC advised extra vigilance for those organizations that are part of industries that intersect with transportation, energy, food supply, healthcare, waste management and construction, amongst others.
—Ajay Khari, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
The constant vigilance may help keep the nests safe from predators like the brown skua bird, which feeds on penguin eggs and chicks.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
That danger underlines the importance of consumer and corporate vigilance.
—Quinn Owen, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
In overview remarks at the meeting’s onset, NASA’s Lori Glaze, head of the space agency’s planetary science division, offered a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges ahead and advised vigilance.
—Leonard David, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
South Korea’s hotel and tour industry is stepping up vigilance with distribution of repellent and training for staff.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
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1533, in the meaning defined above
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