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as in defense
means or method of defending
this small umbrella is adequate protection in a sudden shower
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as in safety
the state of not being exposed to danger
the open boat offered no protection from the weather
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Recent Examples of protection
Additional privacy protections for all users can also be built into the system's architecture, not added as an afterthought.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Without her father’s protection and with little recourse as a woman, Ellen tries to take control of her destiny.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2025
For the best antivirus protection in 2025, visit CyberGuy.com/LockUpYourTech
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—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Salmon and other fish populations, deprived of hundreds of miles of quiet pools to lay their eggs and for the juvenile fish to survive and thrive, shrank by about 95%, which led the federal government to enact protections for some salmon populations.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Without her father’s protection and with little recourse as a woman, Ellen tries to take control of her destiny.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2025
For the best antivirus protection in 2025, visit CyberGuy.com/LockUpYourTech
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—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
Salmon and other fish populations, deprived of hundreds of miles of quiet pools to lay their eggs and for the juvenile fish to survive and thrive, shrank by about 95%, which led the federal government to enact protections for some salmon populations.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protection
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In a Friday note, the bank reiterated its buy rating on the aerospace and defense stock and raised its price objective to $270 per share from $260.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Emily Andrews, a defense attorney for Thompson, said that the verdict was surprising.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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In many parts of the world, female rangers serve not just as environmental protectors, but also as community leaders, role models and agents of economic empowerment.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Mapu served as the personal protector for Baringer, an important position that often calls for the snap.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
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Employers retain broad authority to regulate cannabis use, set drug testing policies, and manage workplace safety.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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WisDOT says that DDIs improve safety by reducing the ways vehicles can collide by nearly 50% and eliminating the most severe types of crashes.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, expect plenty of discussion over how to structure average retail investors’ access to private equity and private debt with the same kind of safeguards required under ERISA.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In January, just before President Joe Biden left office, the agency reemphasized that guidance as part of new safeguards for public housing tenants; that doesn’t include a recommendation about whether evictions should be included on tenants’ records as part of such deals.—
Sawyer Loftus,
ProPublica,
5 Aug. 2025
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All have since been discharged and their parents and guardians have been contacted by officers, Leicestershire Police said in a statement.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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Anyone with information that can help identify and locate the infant’s parents or guardians can contact the department or submit an anonymous tip by calling Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477) or by visiting crimeline.org, the release said.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 July 2025
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According to reports from The Guardian and the Associated Press, the vice president's security detail from the Secret Service requested that the Army Corps of Engineers change the outflow of a lake into the Little Miami River ahead of Vance's trip to southwest Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 2.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Israeli security establishment opposes this land grab.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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He is held without bond and faces one count of felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition, one count of possession of cocaine and one count of trespassing in an operational area of an airport, Teri Barbera, a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said late Tuesday.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tamura had fired most of two 30-round magazines of .223 ammunition in a matter of minutes, the official said.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
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Fofana is arguably Chelsea’s most gifted defender, but the 24-year-old has also spent much of his time at Stamford Bridge on the sidelines.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, at least 40 individuals—including journalists and human rights defenders—have had their passports canceled without warning, effectively trapping them inside the country.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Protection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protection. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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