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Example Sentences

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He told the three-judge panel that the court must not pay "lip service" to human rights, adding that the right to criticise state organs is protected by China's constitution.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Gray wolves are a federally protected endangered species and illegal to kill in California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

He said that because it deals with sex and gender, it sits firmly within the specific EU anti-discrimination laws protected by Annex 1.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

But there is significant and respected scholarship that goes much further and holds that the Constitution is a pro-slavery, and pro-Southern, document which protected that vile institution.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

JB had protected them before; he’d protect them now.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix