protection
Example Sentences
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Over the four decades following passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the eastern whale numbers grew steadily to 27,000 by 2016, a hopeful story of protection leading to restoration.
From Los Angeles Times
Antigenic shifts can lead to a pandemic, because people have little protection from the genes of the new virus.
From Salon
These transformed chemicals provide the beetles with effective protection against fungal pathogens.
From Science Daily
It can also offer legal protections to whistleblowers.
From BBC
Control over their access to Gaza rests with the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism, a little-known department initially designed to strengthen ties with, and protections for, Jews abroad.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
