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safe

[sayf] / seΙͺf /




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He summed it up well: “Nothing dollarable is safe, however guarded.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

He essentially said that Obergefell is safe because Americans have a reliance interest in it.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Further research will be needed to determine whether manipulating DEAF1 is both safe and effective in humans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

At the end of the day, said Morales-Doyle, the most important thing voters can do is make plans to cast their ballots in ways they feel safe and secure.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now I knew that Papi was safe, I prayed only for Peter.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

His condition is both a superpower and a vulnerability, as we see when he discovers a dangerous new skill, cracking safes, with his unique ability to hear the tumblers of the lock moving internally.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Fortune Brands is best known for its home- and building-products brands including Moen, House of Rohl kitchen and bath fixtures, SentrySafe waterproof safes and others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

They had been stored in acid-free boxes and kept in iron safes.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

In March, investigators searching Combs’ Holmby Hills mansion emptied safes, dismantled electronics and left papers strewn in some rooms, sources told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024

Iron spintria safes sit like a stack of blocks beside the door.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The bond market has been volatile lately, as yields on safer Treasurys have jumped, sending bond prices lower.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

We want to train models that are safer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

As the robotaxi race heats up across the country, key players including Waymo, Zoox and Tesla claim their technology is safer than human drivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac all said in statements that the changes would modernize the credit-scoring system, making it more predictive, and create a safer and sounder market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Jack, however, saw enough for everyone, and moved the conversation back to a safer topic.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

“Historically, when people were selling U.S. bonds, the alternative was to buy German bonds, as the safest asset. That is not what is happening now.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But there's a debate over what constitutes the best, and safest, sodium ion battery design.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"The effects of war reach into the safest parts of the world," added the university student, saying it was a "bit of a reality check".

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“The safest place for our undocumented students to be at work is on campus,” Solache said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

They couldn’t outrun what he now realized was the eruption of Mount St. Helens, but there was a way for them to be in the safest place possible.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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