protective
Example Sentences
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“Please take the necessary protective actions as flooding and debris flow will be a major issue this upcoming week,” the weather service warned.
From Los Angeles Times
It has a market value of about $75 billion and has been trying for years to acquire UniFirst, which is based in Wilmington, Mass., and provides uniforms and protective clothing to businesses across industries.
The gap represents the minimum energy required to break a Cooper pair and plays a protective role by stabilizing the superconducting state against disturbances.
From Science Daily
According to Ford’s biographer Richard Norton Smith, they feared their protective resources might be stretched dangerously thin in such a downtrodden place—a concern no doubt magnified by two earlier assassination attempts against the president.
For stars such as Nacua, the challenge is to strike a balance between being accessible and protective of their teams.
From Los Angeles Times
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