protective
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“Fjord” is based on a controversial real-life 2015 case in which Norway’s child protective services sought to separate a couple from their five children on charges that the parents hit them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rather than serving as homes for protective ants, some of the plant chambers had effectively become nurseries stocked with prey for developing wasp larvae.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The antennas blast out electromagnetic signals generated by computers connected to the poles and housed in protective cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In separate interviews, Mundy, Lindelof and King discussed the “Lanterns” finale, Stewart and Jordan’s bittersweet reconciliation and the show’s fiercely protective mothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Even with protective gear, the workers were exposed.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing protective
“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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