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fail-safes

noun

plural of fail-safe

as in precautions

a measure taken to preclude loss or injury there are so many fail-safes built into the system that a highly unlikely series of mistakes would have to be made before failure could occur

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Recent Examples of fail-safes Deeper studies of such events can help manufacturers implement fail-safes to protect solar panels in the future. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 The team also developed numerous fail-safes to ensure consistent, trustworthy performance. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016

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Louisiana health officials are urging residents to take precautions against a flesh-eating bacterial infection following the deaths of five people this year.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Louisiana health officials warned residents to take precautions to prevent infections because the bacterium's presence increases as coastal waters get warmer.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

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The new safeguards include requiring law enforcement to label every search with a with a criminal case number, and instituting an automatic review for abnormal search activities, which will trigger proactive lockouts for those users.

— Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Other residents still fear these changes will push the community out if the city does not adopt additional safeguards.

— Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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