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protection

[pruh-tek-shuhn] / prəˈtɛk ʃən /


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Perez-Funez’s case originally led the court to establish due process safeguards for immigrant children, giving them the right to speak with a relative or attorney before signing forms that waive their pursuit of legal protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

With this protection, the carbene becomes stable enough for detailed analysis using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and x-ray crystallography, offering clear evidence that such molecules can exist in water.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

But after Argentine MPs this week passed government reforms to loosen the protection of glaciers, De Valle fears her vineyard's water supply is under threat.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Earth's magnetosphere offers some protection against radioactive cosmic rays and solar particles to the orbiting ISS, but no such cover on the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I prayed for nourishment and for protection from whatever trap Rasseem had laid for Samir.

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




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