protect
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“In a time like this, adding more bonds to protect your portfolio is the worst idea,” said Mabrouk Chetouane, head of global market strategy at Natixis Investment Managers, who is based out of Paris.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
This would be “Project Freedom plus other things,” which may be necessary to protect oil tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Still, there are signs that as the war drags on it is testing the Chinese economy, with senior officials pledging strong measures to protect China's energy security and supply chains, Morris said.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Both countries said the deployments were a "pre-positioning" ahead of any international mission to help protect shipping.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
“JB was trying to protect us from E,” he said, pointing to the What we know column.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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