- present participle of safeguard.
Example Sentences
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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been banned from having contact with the club's women's and youth teams for the last three years because of safeguarding concerns.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A spokesperson for the FA said it had a "robust safeguarding programme" and took all allegations and concerns "very seriously", but that it was unable to comment on individual cases.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
BBC Spotlight interviewed a number of whistleblowers as part of a programme examining safeguarding issues within the Church of Ireland – from both the past and more recent years.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
"Families deserve clarity about the qualifications, training and safeguarding standards of those caring for their children, particularly during the earliest and most vulnerable stages of a child's life," Bell and Culley told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Who is safeguarding the consumer to see that no residues of dieldrin or heptachlor are appearing in milk?
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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