protective
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During unusually warm periods, glaciers lost up to 28% more protective snow than they do in typical years.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Military vehicles were decked out with antidrone jammers and protective cages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Rightly so, she was very protective of this IP.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The EU said it had flown in 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid Sunday -- including medicine, tents and protective gear to fight the haemorrhagic fever -- to hard-to-reach Ituri province, the epicentre of the epidemic.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Connor scoops the box against his chest, bending his torso in a protective stance.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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