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as in security
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
Rene Gomez, the civic engagement coordinator with the Farmworkers Association of Florida, said many workers who receive H-1B visas are mistreated by their employers through harassment, wage theft, and safety concerns, which are difficult to report because of their immigration status.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
From scrunchies that secretly double as drink covers to zipper clips that stop pickpockets from opening your backpack, these viral finds prove that travel safety doesn’t have to be cumbersome or expensive.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Many of the natural gas meters and pressure regulators had been fully submerged and needed to be replaced for safety reasons, Trouy told the Journal Sentinel in an email.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Inspectors gave the chicken restaurant a yellow placard due to food safety violations including a lack of soap and paper towels inside the employee restroom.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
From scrunchies that secretly double as drink covers to zipper clips that stop pickpockets from opening your backpack, these viral finds prove that travel safety doesn’t have to be cumbersome or expensive.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Many of the natural gas meters and pressure regulators had been fully submerged and needed to be replaced for safety reasons, Trouy told the Journal Sentinel in an email.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Inspectors gave the chicken restaurant a yellow placard due to food safety violations including a lack of soap and paper towels inside the employee restroom.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safety
Noun
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Donell Harvin, a homeland security and public health emergency expert at Georgetown University, told CNN on Sunday that the attacker may have conducted pre-operational surveillance and come up with a plan that maximizes fatalities and damage.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Are your security goals on course to support your bigger dreams in life?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This quarter also saw a change of guard at the top for European equities.—
Jordan Butt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The squad has a deeper bench this season thanks to the additions of guards Jordan Clarkson and Malcolm Brogdon and big man Guerschon Yabusele.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, the decisiveness with which Nix delivered the ball, trusting both the protection in front of him and what his eyes were seeing with the defense, was encouraging.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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By providing a compact, sustainable, and highly effective solution, the researchers are contributing to environmental protection and securing clean water resources for the future.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Need to get past an electronic door with a finger-print key lock?—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jared Spurgeon, Brock Faber and Zach Bogosian are locks for the roster on the right side of the defense, and Jake Middleton and Zeev Buium are on the left.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safety. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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