shields
Example Sentences
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Earth is protected by a strong global magnetic field that shields the planet from the Sun's high energy particles.
From Science Daily
Actress Brooke Shields, the president of Actors’ Equity, said, “Negotiating a first contract is always a challenge, and in this case, we had no other unionized escape rooms to use for a model.”
From Los Angeles Times
Technically you can shield people from radiation with thick barriers of water, but getting the water or other protective substances into space and constructing the shields has thus far proved prohibitively expensive.
From Slate
We may develop better radiation shields in the future.
From Slate
Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act shields social-media companies from being held liable for most content posted on their platforms by third parties.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
