- present participle of shield.
shielding
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Most of Embraer’s business is done outside of Brazil, shielding the company from most of the currency volatility associated with the Brazilian real.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
This protective protein carrier allows the complex to travel through the bloodstream while shielding the palladium catalyst from substances that would otherwise deactivate it after entering cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
The blanket of low-hanging gray clouds known as the marine layer has been essential in shielding heavily populated coastal Southern California from heat, but it has been in decline as the climate warms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
But five children were saved that day by the heroic actions of Nansi Williams, who died shielding the group.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Tina pulled back the blanket that had been shielding Nikki’s face from the cold, and Nikki looked up and smiled at Branwell, and the silence suddenly seemed musical.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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