protective
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Perhaps I’m protective of that difference because, of course, companies have always tried to stoke and steer desire.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Miller, a 41-year-old design technician for a steel company in Linn, Mo., also made a protective cap for the sharp end of his garage push broom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
It gives him the ability to fly and to manifest objects at will, most often a protective green bubble, but also a bottle opener and a $10 bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the seaside resort of Palma de Majorca in the Balearic Islands, tourists, many in swimsuits, some standing in the water, watched the eclipse closely, protective glasses perched on noses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Now, as Nine had tried to warn Clare, the animals of Fernlight were unusually protective of their peace.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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