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eternal vigilance is the price of freedom
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Educate and Empower Employees: Internal vigilance can be a company’s first line of defense.
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Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
This alert serves as a reminder of the growing sophistication and accessibility of these technologies and the urgent need for vigilance in protecting ourselves from potential scams.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
While the public health risk remains low, experts agree that vigilance, research and preventive measures are essential to mitigating the potential dangers of H5N1.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
These events require vigilance, additional security mechanisms and luck.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
This alert serves as a reminder of the growing sophistication and accessibility of these technologies and the urgent need for vigilance in protecting ourselves from potential scams.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
While the public health risk remains low, experts agree that vigilance, research and preventive measures are essential to mitigating the potential dangers of H5N1.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
These events require vigilance, additional security mechanisms and luck.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance. Accessed 22 Jan. 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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