just in case
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"We had already packed suitcases just in case, but they gave us only two minutes and carefully checked that nobody was still inside the house," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Be sure to eat a good breakfast and bring a jacket just in case of rain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
To make sure you arrive in time for each wedding, I’d save the price of one round-trip ticket just in case you need to make a costly flight change.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
They survived thanks to a hidden exit they had dug just in case.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
They moved on a bit from the bottom of the slope, just in case they had triggered an avalanche.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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