- plural of protocol.
protocols
Example Sentences
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The Federal Aviation Administration has said that Marine One and a commercial jet taking off from the airport briefly got too close under federal safety protocols to keep aircraft separated in the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A proposed bill to tighten safety protocols at stone fabrication shops and publish reports of compliance was put on hold in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the President and his staff," Communications Director Steven Cheung said in the statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
After the most recent, when a gunman stormed a hotel in Washington during a White House dinner, Trump's security team said they would review their protocols for protecting the president.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
And finally, today, we have reached a point in work flow that machines are talking to other machines over the Internet using standardized protocols, with no humans involved at all.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
