shield
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The Missile Defense Agency added Redwire to the pool of more than 2,400 eligible vendors for its $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, program.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
The Bridges' landlord, social housing provider Eastlight Community Homes, is also part of SHIELD.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
“SHIELD is basically both a lander and a shock absorber in one,” said Louis Giersch, the primary investigator for SHIELD.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2021
Administration officials say that the provision, known as SHIELD, is a model for other countries, and that it would become more effective if adopted more broadly.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021
But the warrior's main protection is his SHIELD.
From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns
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Warriors Don't Cry (Abridged)
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