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"It is important that workers have their rights protected and people already have the option to not work on Sundays."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Still, the budget carrier is much better protected against financial risks than peers, boasts an industry-leading balance sheet, and maintains a powerful cost advantage rivals can’t match, Castle says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Geisbert, who has also tested this option, said the "fantastic" drug effectively protected monkeys even if they were already sick.

From Barron's • May 19, 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

Mamá’s eyes flashed, her nostrils flared, and her mouth was set into a straight thin line, like a she-wolf snarling fiercely as she protected her cubs.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall