shielded

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The argument claims that the insurer’s are shielded from antitrust liability under both California and federal law due to a specific legal doctrine that applies to them involving their status as state-regulated entities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Airlines are usually reluctant to cancel flights as it can cost them valuable take-off and landing slots in airports, but under new contingency plans in the UK they would be shielded from this.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Wealthy Polish noblemen, for instance, would often refuse to pay, shielded from any consequences by their superior social position.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Inside the amoeba, these pathogens can survive in a kind of safe shelter, shielded from disinfectants that would normally destroy them.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

There was the boy Chester, and how she had shielded him.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead