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safety

[seyf-tee] / ˈseɪf ti /


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The request was denied, so they took their own safety precautions, driving slowly with the hazard lights flashing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

A Category III check - the highest level of structural safety assessment - will now determine if the structure is safe and fit to be fully reopened.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Judge Huw Rees said the 51-year-old had "put profit before safety" as he played "a leading role" in "business dealings served to compromise public safety".

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Former CSB and Environmental Protection Agency officials, as well as industry safety experts, attribute much of the rise in accidents to years of deferred safety maintenance on aging plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

It was already warmer in the cave but still not warm enough for safety.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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