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Insurance Unpleasant Happening Protect Case Thing Country Defence

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If you do something as i________ against something unpleasant happening, you do it to protect yourself in case the unpleasant thing happens.If you do something as insurance against something unpleasant happening, you do it to protect yourself in case the unpleasant thing happens.
The country needs a defence capability as insurance against the unexpected.
word insurance
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noun
Insurance is an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they pay money to you if something unpleasant happens to you, for example if your property is stolen or damaged, or if you get a serious illness .
The insurance company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver.
We recommend that you take out travel insurance on all holidays.
If you do something as insurance against something unpleasant happening, you do it to protect yourself in case the unpleasant thing happens.
The country needs a defence capability as insurance against the unexpected.
inflections insurances
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