out of harm's way
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The BBC understands the drone - with a two-metre wingspan - had been tracked by radar approaching the base, time enough to sound the air raid warning and to get people out of harm's way.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
According to Kerlikowske, such training is designed to keep officers out of harm’s way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Controllers need the information about debris areas to warn pilots and get them out of harm’s way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
A worried mother working miles away from her family frantically tries to get her three children out of harm’s way as an out of control fire ravages their community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
The two lived there many years, Danaë content to let her son follow the fisherman’s humble trade, out of harm’s way.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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