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Americans' safety vs American's safety

The correct phrase is 'Americans' safety'. The first phrase refers to the safety of multiple Americans, while the second phrase incorrectly uses the singular possessive form 'American's' instead of the plural possessive 'Americans''.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 727 views

Americans' safety

Correct. This phrase indicates the safety of multiple Americans.

This phrase is used to refer to the safety of a group of Americans. The apostrophe comes after the 's' to show possession by multiple individuals.

Examples:

Ensuring Americans' safety is a top priority for the government.
The organization is dedicated to improving Americans' safety standards.
The policy aims to enhance Americans' safety measures.
The campaign focuses on promoting Americans' safety awareness.
The report highlights the importance of Americans' safety precautions.

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Having reviewed the evidence, this court finds that the United States government had sufficient basis to conclude that Rashad Debs posed an immediate threat to the safety of thousands of Americans' lives.
It is the Americans' God-given right to dominate the Western hemisphere.
Get to the American 'em everything.
Moreover, many Americans' anxiety is rooted in deepening income inequality.
These men only responded to the Americans' aggression.
Especially when we know that there are powerful lobbies of American lawyers hiding behind the African Americans' legitimate demand.
American domination and the Americans' lack of respect for the rules cannot continue.
This is playing into the Americans' hands.
These new data on white Americans' declining health status confirms this conclusion.
But Americans' anxiety about being overtaken is not new.
Most Americans' income and wealth are below their levels long before the crisis.
Kabletown fulfills our fellow Americans' most American need...
The Americans' lack of ability to learn Japanese is becoming an issue.
The Americans' technological advancements cannot be underestimated.
We should therefore preserve it and reject the Americans' many unreasonable demands regarding our winemaking processes.
The Americans' 2008 tactic of divide and rule sets the pattern in transatlantic relations.
For everyones' safety, separated drive- and walkways are built at the hall entrances and exits.
You were responsible for Luis' safety.
Too often the 'safety' argument is misused to protect markets and exclude newcomers.
You risked those peoples' safety and your own.

Alternatives:

the safety of Americans
the safety of the American people
the safety of U.S. citizens
American safety
the safety of the American population

American's safety

Incorrect. This phrase uses the singular possessive form 'American's' instead of the plural possessive 'Americans'.

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Looks like the American's capacity to enjoy himself has gotten excessive again.
This is a Latin proverb you American's won't know.
The American's couldn't possibly have known about Axmali or the triggers.
I want to initiate a program to test every American's DNA.
In the south American's living room, my Brazilian made me kiss him.
The fact that you could be in a Native-American's interconnective short-narratives mood.
The American's escape has put me in a very bad position with the Kommandant and the high command.
It's time for a female touch to restore American's mention marmelade, maybe apple pie.
In the Senate less than three months and already closely allied with the President on what many people are calling unprecedented access to the average American's most private details.
And I promise you, if North American's culpable, they will pay.
Mitt Romney is interested in preserving every American's right to make his or her own choices.
Neatly, we see how the American's place is always in the wrong in this House.
It's time for a female touch to restore American's... mention marmelade, maybe apple pie.
I'm basing this operation on an American's interpretation of a 400 year old poem.
Rather, they'd be a far harder road - been born into a potentially unwanted household in American's crumbling little cities, or forsaken heartland.
They are showing it to be just short of the permanent pack... but in a direct line with the American's last reported flight path.
He's trashed an American's on the run somewhere in Europe.
So the baby is Bea and the American's?
Guess, he was following up on your so-called investigation, Didn't like the African-American's personality.
MEXICO CITY - For a glimpse of the average American's understanding of the relationship between the United States and Mexico, one only has to watch the critically acclaimed television series Breaking Bad.

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