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protector

[pruh-tek-ter] / prəˈtɛk tər /




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I’ve learned that, especially as an artist, you have to be your own protector, own advocate, and give yourself unconditional love to be able to tap into what makes your art your own.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Lacking oil and surrounded by bigger powers, Jordan has relied on the U.S. for decades as a protector and for as much as $2 billion in annual military and economic aid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The Catholic church is deeply entrenched in Poland's national identity and the Virgin Mary is considered the country's patron and protector, even as it undergoes one of the fastest rates of secularisation worldwide.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

“It was led by somebody that I had grown to trust and see as a protector and somebody who had my back,” she told podcast host Jay Shetty of the incident.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

How hard it was to do both, to be partner to one and protector to the other.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Plus, gloves, helmets, elbow guards, leg protectors, arm sleeves, sliding mitts, cleats, turf shoes, the coolest sunglasses, Bruce Bolt batting gloves, fluorescent batting grips, socks, pants, belts and garments known simply as “ice-cream shorts.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

"Thanks to his many protectors, he died peacefully of natural causes."

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

"Microglia are not simply destructive responders in Alzheimer's disease -- they can become the brain's protectors," explained Anne Schaefer, the senior author of the research and leader of the project.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2025

“Great giants… thirty feet high” and big-headed protectors, the kilikis and zaldikos.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

No blades were allowed in the presence of the king save those of his protectors.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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