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extrications

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plural of extrication

as in safeguards

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Some said such an outcome is likely if the industry fails to impose adequate safeguards, while others characterized it as vague and far-fetched.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
When delivery pressure conflicts with material customer or operational risk, security should explain the failure scenario, identify necessary safeguards and help departments choose a practical path forward.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguards

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The credibility of a company’s European commitments depends on the operating arrangement and protections behind them.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Florida asked homeowners to accept fewer legal protections as part of the price of stabilizing the insurance market.

— Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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As an investment-grade company, Oracle can borrow cheaply and with duration, but that would change with a junk rating, said Jamie Meyers, a senior securities analyst at Laffer Tengler, which owns Oracle stock.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit seeks damages, interest and legal expenses for alleged violations of federal securities laws, along with a jury trial.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of securities

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The spa There are treatment rooms for a variety of massages, facials, and indulgences based on Wei Qi, a concept rooted in traditional Chinese medicine that boosts the body’s defenses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Ukraine’s defenses have been hobbled in recent days by unexplained failures of the Starlink and Starshield satellite systems that are a crucial tool to protect civilians from incoming Russian missiles and drone attacks.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenses

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Capital One's charge-offs benefited from steady improvement in delinquencies compared to the first half of the year and strong recoveries performance.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Flynn McGuire, a physical rehabilitation doctor at the University of Utah and an author of the review, said anecdotes about people having miraculous recoveries are even less reliable.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of recoveries

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Students were randomly assigned to the roles of guards or inmates, with the guards pressured to maintain order by any means necessary.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
In a possible Supreme Court case, border guards’ invasions of privacy collide with the Fourth Amendment.

— George F. Will, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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