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plural of safeguard
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as in precautions
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury safeguards that were intended to assure our security, but not at the expense of our liberty

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safeguards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of safeguard

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“Safeguards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safeguards. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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