protective
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The unit originated many infection containment and personal protective equipment practices that are now standard across medicine today.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
Initially dismissing that idea, he started thinking and decided to take some protective action on his portfolio.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
By blocking GPX4, the experimental drugs remove the cells' protective shield.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
After the restaurant was shuttered in 1984, Inouye swooped in to rescue Chicken Boy and place him in protective storage — for years, as it turned out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Dad laughs at this, and Camille turns back to her phone as I wrap a protective arm around the cardboard box sitting next to me.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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