provide against

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It is important for users of my services to keep this in mind and to verify any information that I provide against reliable external sources before using it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022

We don't know how much immunity one variant will provide against another, so some folks could become sick again immediately following an infection.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022

For them, families weigh the relief the medications can provide against the health implications.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

The new study goes further in addressing the perception that handguns are still worthwhile because of the safety they provide against being murdered, some experts said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Mr. Whitbread replied, "It is my personal opinion, and solely to provide against any unhappy effects arising from the queen's displeasure, which," he added, "I well know is unbounded."

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne