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protection

[pruh-tek-shuhn] / prəˈtɛk ʃən /


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For Matt Farrell, deputy chief investment officer of WE Family Offices, infrastructure is a long-term holding with some inflation protection.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It could also help make up for coming revenue losses when the company’s HIV drugs lose patent protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Andy Burrows, chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation, welcomed what he said was "an important step forward for child protection".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“If protection is free, then please protect me from my debt, which I owe because I bought a silly servant.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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