Maria Montessori

In the first three years of life, the foundations of physical and also of psychic health are laid. In these years, the child not only increases in size but passes through great transformations. This is the age in which language and movement develop. The child must be safeguarded in order that these activities may develop freely.

Italian Educator

Emily Thornberry

The right to strike is one of the most important safeguards working people have in this country. It's a weapon of last resort that has served throughout history as a bargaining tool which allows unions to push for recognition of ordinary workers' rights to be paid fairly and treated with dignity.

British Politician

Wole Soyinka

Writers and intellectuals have a duty to humanity. It is to insist that the human entity remains the primary asset in overall development; thus, it must be safeguarded.

Nigerian Dramatist

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

American President

Geoff Hoon

My role is not to choose between safeguarding the economy and protecting the environment - it's about doing both.

Jair Bolsonaro

More than safeguarding someone's life, firearms safeguard the freedom of a people.

Brazilian Politician

John Boehner

Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family.

American Politician

Florence Nightingale

Wise and humane management of the patient is the best safeguard against infection.

English Activist

Leonardo da Vinci

Just as courage is the danger of life, so is fear its safeguard.

Italian Artist

Ellen G. White

Fixed principles of truth are the only safeguard for youth.

American Writer

Safeguard in the context of physical safety implies prevention of actual harm to people or property.

Physical Safety

Safeguard can be used metaphorically to talk about protecting abstract things like interests or rights.

Metaphorical Use

Note common phrases like 'safeguard against' to show what you're protecting from or 'implement safeguards' for introducing protections.

Common Collocations

When used as a verb, safeguard involves taking active steps to protect something, indicating responsibility.

Action-Oriented

As a verb, it often precedes a negative outcome, showing that the action is meant to prevent something bad.

Preventative Measure

In the legal field, safeguard refers to laws designed to protect rights, often mandatory.

Legal Protection

The term 'safeguard' in legal language is formal and implies the seriousness of the protection involved.

Formal Context

When discussing laws or rules, 'safeguard' often pairs with 'implementing' or 'establishing'.

Regulation Application

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 or to develop stress-tolerant crops that can cope with Earth's changing climate. And by studying how tardigrades survive prolonged exposure to the vacuum of outer space, scientists can generate clues about the environmental limits of life and how to safeguard astronauts.

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 is to safeguard the code. To duplicate it. To pass it on. The thing is, you're rubbish at copying your own code. Every time it's copied, errors crop up. Not good when an error makes a robot worse at surviving, but sometimes a mistake helps them survive

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 Let me address some questions about progress that no doubt have occurred to many of you. First, isn't it good to be pessimistic to safeguard against complacency, to rake the muck, to speak truth to power? Well, not exactly. It's good to be accurate.

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 We have a huge challenge in front of us. Let's celebrate scientific innovation and use it. It's our responsibility to do everything we can to help alleviate human suffering and safeguard the environment. Thank you.

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 accompanied by a telltale itch. It’s a nuisance, but that bump is an important signal that you’re protected by your immune system, your body’s major safeguard against infection, illness, and disease.

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 valuable maybe we should keep a few she has most people know California is going through a thousand-year drought to protect and safeguard these genetics we've picked the most ideal place with

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 trophy hunting is banned within the surrey chat reserve helping to safeguard available food for snow leopards and preserve biodiversity but rangers are always on their guard check out this

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 we cannot continue to take the levels that we have and around the world the momentum is building to safeguard large parts of the ocean not just for the creatures who live there but for us

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 A colony may lose many workers in defence of its home. But their sacrifice helps safeguard the next generation.