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v. Simple past tense and past participle of safeguard.

"U.S. government officials say that intelligence reports about Chalabi's visit to Iran, which reached Washington just as final planning for the war was underway, suggested Chalabi had assured the Iranians that their influence would be "safeguarded" in a postwar Iraq."

safeguarded    safeguarding    safeguards   

protect    escort    passport    pass   

defense    protection    pass    passport    safe-conduct   

precaution    protections    guarantee    sanction    incentive