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protect

[pruh-tekt] / prəˈtɛkt /


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Producers typically handle disputes with talent behind closed doors to protect their reputations as collaborators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

According to the watchdog, ONL created a test account in 2012 and used the password "Password1" to protect it, failing to audit it or remove it for more than 12 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Both Huang and Arent said Trump could be have been referring to his “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” an effort to protect U.S. households from higher utility bills due to greater electricity demand from data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Faster price growth means investors demand a higher rate of return to try to protect the real value of their holdings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Orion barked, then crouched down, ready to protect Glory.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Trading cards and other collectibles are verified and assigned condition grades by PSA, which establishes their value and protects them by assigning serial numbers and certification information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

For years, scientists have wondered what protects these individuals despite their increased genetic vulnerability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Yemeni authorities seized tools, testing equipment and raw materials, including the ablative material which protects sections of the missile from the intense heat produced by a ballistic missile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"Copyright protects creative work from being copied. It does not protect a brand from being laughed at, even by people who like it a bit too much," the letter read.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I made you that very dashiki so you would know where you come from, my boy. A Queen Mother protects the Earth and her people. In turn, her family receives what?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

But the “Fortitude” drive wasn’t protected by a password.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Credit-default swaps are derivative contracts that let one party buy “protection” against things like a corporate default, while the other party is the protected seller.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

But many see the new protected areas as a loss, economically and socially.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

According to People, Love and his wife, Jacquelyne Piesen, arranged for 6 acres surrounding their Incline Village property to be protected from development, helping preserve the towering pine trees and wildlife that characterize the area.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

We hurried over and eagerly read about the many features that protected astronauts against the extreme temperatures and radiation.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

We recognise the fundamental importance of strong information governance and of protecting the information entrusted to organisations working on behalf of local government.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“There is no greater priority than protecting our kids, and threats against our schools will be met with the full force of the FBI and our partners,” Patel wrote in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Rival Pinduoduo’s low price push in Malaysia and Singapore has become tough competition but Shopee appears to be protecting margins rather than matching consumer subsidies, DBS adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The findings raise the possibility that protecting the brain from harmful immune activity, rather than removing tau itself, could become an important strategy for treating Alzheimer's and other tauopathies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

They kept drawing their circles tighter and tighter, protecting their kids more and more.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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