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protection

[pruh-tek-shuhn] / prəˈtɛk ʃən /


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The implicit rule was that provincial party chiefs had earned the party’s protection after retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

He introduced bills for a clearer medical exception and protection for doctors who intervened in cases where a fatal fetal anomaly risked the mother’s health.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

The Senate’s proposed renewal, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, adds even more protection, including criminal penalties for abuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And so we stumbled in the night, without the protection of guards, forced to trust Samir’s promise of a caravanserai nearby, which had gone nearly out of business.

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




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