protect
Example Sentences
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Amendments to proposed legislation are currently being considered - but Dame Sarah told Theresa May that nothing would make the bill safe enough to "protect the most vulnerable in our society".
From BBC
Despite their differences, the political parties were able to reach agreement on important issues, including on fiscal policy, education, welfare, the environment and protecting Americans with disabilities.
The short June war with Israel also exposed the government’s weakness and its inability to protect itself from infiltration by Israeli spies.
He also interned for Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit that aims to protect rivers and streams, which turned out to be his conduit to California.
From Los Angeles Times
They aim to protect themselves from legal classification as a gang.
From Salon
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