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Example Sentences

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ICJ president Yuji Iwasawa said the court was "of the opinion that the right to strike of workers and their organisations is protected" under that convention.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

"They were failed by a system that should have protected them."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

He pointed to his and wife Kat Taylor’s work on ballot measures that took on the tobacco and oil industries, protected environmental laws and taxed out-of-state corporations to fund schools.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Because of this, Congress allows for private individuals to sue to enforce the rights protected by the ADA.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

I needed them to promise I would always be protected, even though I knew it was impossible.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate