protective
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“I don’t feel protective of it at all,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The protective gear "is going to be a huge relief for a lot of our teams", MSF emergency programme manager Trish Newport said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The U.S. and U.N. agencies have assembled medical supplies—including tents, beds and protective gear—ready for delivery to contain the outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
As temperatures continue rising around the Antarctic Peninsula, more glaciers are losing their protective ice tongues and becoming tidewater glaciers, meaning their termini rest directly on the seabed.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
No. Mr. Lyons would’ve seen it and taken protective measures.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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