safeguard
noun
something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
have safeguarded
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present perfectof safeguard.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Those of us who know Mr. Ayers have safeguarded some of his possessions, including various musical instruments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
Even amid mounting pressure from their own government to adopt modern hybrid varieties under the banner of economic development, Mexican farmers have safeguarded native corn biodiversity by keeping thousands of traditional landraces under cultivation.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023
Water recycling and other measures in southern Nevada have safeguarded the water supply.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday that there was no need for immediate alarm over the condition of the decommissioned plant, where workers have safeguarded nuclear waste since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
I think I was a fool not to have safeguarded that point.”
From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by John Strange Winter
