protecting
Example Sentences
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“Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression and storytelling,” the publisher said in a brief statement.
They will be relentless in protecting their patrimony.
“Everybody uses this language all day long. That I find very funny; who are we protecting?”
From Los Angeles Times
“My goal at six months is that we’re not in the lead story every single day. My goal is for people to understand we’re out there. We’re protecting them,” he said.
From Salon
Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin promised a "better approach" on immigration enforcement and, despite recent criticism of the Homeland Security department, pledged that as its leader he would be "protecting everybody".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.