protection
Example Sentences
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The UK's asylum process offers protection to people who can't return to their home countries because they would be in danger.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
On Monday, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry deployed unusually forceful language in condemning detention centers as “incompatible with human rights standards and the protection of human life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Their visit has already drawn criticism, with Victoria state opposition leader Jess Wilson condemning the use of taxpayers' money to provide protection for the pair.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
They also expect crude-oil prices to be supported by increased shipping costs as insurers charge more for providing protection to tanker movements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In keeping with the compromise character of the committee report, it gave the Deep South the protection it had demanded by denying congressional authority to pass any gradual emancipation legislation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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