shielded

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Mr. Pielke writes that “so-called settled science that is built on flawed data and shielded from correction fails both policymakers and the public.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“The U.S., by contrast, is more shielded as a net energy exporter.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

In the short term, millions of UK householders' domestic gas and electricity bills are shielded from any impact on wholesale costs paid by suppliers.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Inside the amoeba, these pathogens can survive in a kind of safe shelter, shielded from disinfectants that would normally destroy them.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

The whisper was barely audible; her lips were an inch from his ear, her head bent so low that her long hair shielded his face from the onlookers.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling