protect
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Nor does it even 100 percent protect me against shingles—I could still get an outbreak, albeit a much less severe case.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine star in the Broadway show about the lengths people are willing to go to protect their family and claim what is rightfully theirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Although this sacrifice kills the individual cell, it prevents the virus from producing more copies and infecting nearby bacteria, helping protect the larger colony.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The M23 was formed in 2012, vowing to stand up for the rights of ethnic Tutsis and to protect them against these militias, but also battling the Congolese army, under the control of Joseph Kabila.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
I imagined about two hundred seventy-six different things Claire might do to me and how I might protect myself from utter and complete degradation in all two hundred seventy-six cases.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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She said the attack would likely accelerate scrutiny of how the sector protects both its infrastructure and its customers.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
For the aircraft of tomorrow, Safran is also developing an "open fan" engine free of the nacelle or encasing, which traditionally encloses and protects the fan blades.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 protects lawmakers’ decisions against presidential efforts to ignore congressional appropriations.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
Trading cards and other collectibles are verified and assigned condition grades by PSA, which establishes their value and protects them by assigning serial numbers and certification information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Helps keep my hair in place and protects me from the elements. Two for the price of one!”
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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By intercepting the toxin, the decoys successfully protected the mice from BFT-induced damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Kinnock said there would no be "much of an argument" against the idea if it meant that "Wales was better protected, that the streets were safer" and "that the justice system was more efficient".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
My family fled Iran during the revolution of 1979, when the Shah, who had protected religious minorities, was overthrown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Marvel also posted a tribute to Stewart, who was held dear by audiences who saw themselves in the mutants cared for and protected by Stewart’s Charles Xavier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Think of your brain as a big cap perched on a stalk and protected by the neck flap.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Raman’s version of socialism has centered on protecting tenants, expanding transit and bike lanes, and bringing down housing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Now, researchers have uncovered that missing step, revealing a surprising vulnerability that could lead to new ways of protecting the colon.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Ugarte said he has never met with Airbnb officials but would take a call from any group to figure out what is going to best benefit South L.A., including prioritizing protecting renters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
"Behind these boards, there is neither power nor an enemy. Just a family and its work," read a message scrawled in black across the plywood protecting a Paris business.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
She was terrified, but her survival depended on protecting her stores.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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