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[pruh-tekt] / prəˈtɛkt /


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"We need the government to invest in safe staffing at every level, protect our time for training, and support our wellbeing and careers, so we can give women the safe, compassionate care they deserve."

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Money left over in the pool after paying claims would be used in part to better protect homes against fires, rather than paid out in profits, according to her proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Pope Leo XIV, addressing bishops in Peru on Thursday, described the "pain" caused by Catholic clerical abuse and said the Church must make amends to victims and protect others.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

It only costs $40 per dose in the U.S. to protect yourself against polio, a disease that once regularly caused paralysis in children.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

“JB was trying to protect us from E,” he said, pointing to the What we know column.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Six Unknown Named Agents, the Supreme Court recognized that the Constitution inherently empowers people to sue federal agents who violate the rights that the Constitution protects.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

The law, which went into effect in 2024, protects artists from unauthorized commercial use of their voice, image and likeness, specifically targeting AI voice cloning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Since 2022 the US has used various export controls to keep the top tech out of China, which it says helps retain America's competitive edge and protects its national security.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

However, that finding does not establish that tagatose protects the brain or is necessarily safer than other sweeteners.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

But I cry now—for the first time in years—in the underground corridor of the Ghanaian underworld, all while the ancestral spirit of my grandmother protects me from a trickster god.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Despite all this, MI5 protected the agent and helped him go abroad to continue intelligence work while he was under police investigation, even removing his possessions from a police station.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

After a successful campaign getting parkland protected, residents in a Norfolk town are asking for more space to be given the same safeguards from development.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The question is: How do we protect my partner, me and my kids to make sure if something happens to one of us that everyone is protected?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Am I safe? Am I protected by the U.S. Constitution?” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

She wore a straw hat that protected her face from the sun.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Also during leaders' talks on AI's impact on society and security, former Google researcher Hinton will be part of a discussion about protecting rights and jobs as well as the security challenges the technology poses.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified an unexpected role for a protein called TRF2, which was previously known primarily for protecting chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

U.S. and Gulf officials described the American strikes as defensive operations aimed at protecting commercial shipping rather than preparations for a broader military offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Given “significant interest in the use of these peptides in compounding,” the policy document states, the “Secretary has determined that the policy advances patient choice and freedom while appropriately protecting patient safety.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

He was a leader of the legion now, doing what he was born to do—fighting the enemies of Rome, upholding its legacy, protecting the lives of his friends and comrades.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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