protective
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Despite the "significant protective operations considerations", no line-of-sight assessment was documented in the planning process, the external consultants note.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Brand notes that “dissociation can be protective when something is happening that a person cannot escape.”
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
A judge agreed with Xcel that the information will stay under a protective order, for now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The blood-brain barrier is a tightly controlled protective boundary that separates circulating blood from brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
His protective arm around Rostam’s neck brought the old donkey down with him.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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