protected

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Experts see protected Indigenous lands as one of the best defenses against climate change and deforestation.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Don’t forget, class, that some picks won’t be able to be protected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Asked by prosecutor Kerry Broome why he had lied, he replied: "Because I didn't feel protected, I just wanted it to stop."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“During the previous outbreak, we rolled out vaccines that protected front-line workers—that is not possible now,” he said in a phone interview from Goma, where he oversees distribution of protective gear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

So what protected Marina from being arrested during the Great Terror, if hard work, success, and national glory weren’t enough to keep you from suspicion?

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein