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The word "precautionary" is both correct and usable in written English
It is an adjective used to describe taking or recommending precautionary measures as a way to avoid possible danger or risk. Example: He took precautionary precautions to make sure the building was secure from potential intruders.
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precautionary
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Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution
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The newsagents had taken the precautionary measure of closing for business during the day to avoid damage being caused to the shop.
Third: they're the only people in the world who know the Coca-Cola recipe, and they're being kept apart as a precautionary measure by the powerful needs of market forces.
He added that action was needed to help people build "precautionary savings" to avoid debt and to protect those who fall behind in repayments from punitive charges.
We no longer have the precautionary principle in place in the whole approvals process".
But please also bear in mind that moderators may have to take a precautionary approach to comments that appear risky: we can't test every comment in a court of law.
"The research effectively says not all data was made available, that there were still significant gaps in what the model showed and they urged a precautionary approach," McKenzie said.
Similarly, if you're going to tweet things like "Santorum surging in Iowa", you may want to do a precautionary Google first.
In a statement, it said it was a precautionary measure and the duke was disappointed at not being able to attend the concert.
On the same precautionary principle, the procedures at airports have now been changed to ensure that any returning health worker who has concerns about their health – as Cafferkey did – will get a further assessment by an infectious diseases specialist before they are given the all-clear to travel home.
In preparation for the Nato protest, Church, who is from Florida, had written a phone number for the National Lawyers Guild on his arm as a precautionary measure.
Well, she left Rome early under pretext of nursing a sore elbow; that precautionary effort to manage her health is something she said she didn't do a year ago, which contributed to her early loss.
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