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protect

[pruh-tekt] / prəˈtɛkt /


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The gamekeepers involved asked to remain anonymous in order to protect the location of the bird.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nearly 200 nations were due to agree how these landmark findings should guide efforts to protect nature but some countries "did not want to acknowledge them", the French delegate added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

A spokesperson for Google said the company’s processes for handling law-enforcement requests are designed to protect users’ privacy while meeting Google’s legal obligations, noting that they “push back against those that are overbroad.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

For those who want to help protect the lake, Miller suggests signing up for the committee’s newsletter to learn more about ongoing conservation efforts and ways to get involved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Be a good house to my family, protect them from ill fortune, keep them safe.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

For the aircraft of tomorrow, Safran is also developing an "open fan" engine free of the nacelle or encasing, which traditionally encloses and protects the fan blades.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 protects lawmakers’ decisions against presidential efforts to ignore congressional appropriations.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Let’s use this moment to confront a culture that disbelieves children, blames victims, and protects those who abuse them—and demand better from our politicians, our institutions, and ourselves.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Their findings point to a rare genetic mutation that protects the brain's blood vessels from damage, potentially opening a new path toward Alzheimer's treatments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Anything potent enough to put on such a show could well blow away the magnetosphere, the magnetic zone high above the Earth that normally protects us from ultraviolet rays and other cosmic assaults.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

More than half also managed health services, protected them from fraud and handled investing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

He pointed to Panama's campaign for a UN declaration recognising the universal rights of nature, and its efforts at home to boost ranger numbers roughly seven-fold to ensure its national parks were genuinely protected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

I’m very happy that the courts have protected our 1st Amendment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Haitian detentions in four Ohio jails had shot up more than 140 percent in the first five weeks since the end of their protected status, according to a report from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 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 are transforming our network to improve long-term resilience of our water supply; protecting the environment and tackling leaks as part of our multibillion-pound plan to deliver the long-term improvements our customers and communities expect."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

For us older folks, ski-prep exercises are less about building muscle and more about protecting our joints, testing our balance and boosting our leg endurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I came here from home with the intention of protecting the students" who called the demonstration, Sekar told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

One particularly important goal is to conceal objects that produce heat themselves, rather than only protecting them from heat originating outside the cloak.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

“I’m not sure they need our help protecting him,” she whispered to Sydney as they sat on a bench putting their shoes back on.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti


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