protective
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As a protective measure, the members tried to alter the club’s bylaws to raise the voting percentage required to approve a sale of the club, some members said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
But the gas also created tactical challenges, since many patrol and Metropolitan Division officers lacked protective masks, increasing their risk of exposure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the seaside resort of Palma de Majorca in the Balearic Islands, tourists, many in swimsuits, some standing in the water, watched the eclipse closely, protective glasses perched on noses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Instead of relying only on the traditional protective chromium oxide layer, SS-H2 develops another protective layer on top of it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
She looks at me again, but her eyes are harder now, somehow, closed off and protective.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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