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eternal vigilance is the price of freedom
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The allegations against Lee arrived at a time of greater vigilance than ever among Korea’s anti-drug enforcers.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
When careers are seen as intellectual property—and when, with the decline of album sales, one’s back catalogue becomes an even more valuable resource—legacies will be guarded with a lawyerly vigilance.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Some were athletes and … it's also really shaken parents who tend to host parties and gatherings and kind of raises the level of vigilance, because anything can happen.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
All the while, Soviet zoo employees had to demonstrate ideological vigilance in the workplace.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
When careers are seen as intellectual property—and when, with the decline of album sales, one’s back catalogue becomes an even more valuable resource—legacies will be guarded with a lawyerly vigilance.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Some were athletes and … it's also really shaken parents who tend to host parties and gatherings and kind of raises the level of vigilance, because anything can happen.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
All the while, Soviet zoo employees had to demonstrate ideological vigilance in the workplace.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for vigilance
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“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being vigilant
Medical Definition
vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being wakeful and alert : degree of wakefulness or responsiveness to stimuli
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