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also egises
1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending
having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force
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as in auspices
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company
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Noun
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Lawmakers and independent experts who spoke to NBC News raised alarm over the military’s use of such tools, calling for clear safeguards to ensure humans remain involved in life-or-death decisions on the battlefield.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Anthropic lost out on a $200 million Pentagon contract because its CEO refused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demands to remove the Anthropic chatbot Claude’s internal safeguards against spying on Americans and against launching weapons without human oversight.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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These babies were shields to protect a narcotics operation.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Privacy a priority Especially popular among mobile professionals, stick-on privacy shields for smartphones, tablets and laptops can prevent someone beside you (or behind you on an airplane) from seeing your display.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian drones overnight around the compressor station in the Krasnodar region.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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In 52 career regular-season games with the Bears, Brisker had 32 pass defenses, 7 sacks and four interceptions.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pushing the work to states could create a patchwork of systems with uneven protections.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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At a public hearing last month, residents asked legislators to adopt meaningful reform that offers protections from large premium hikes.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Regular agreements become supportive containers rather than constrictive walls.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Train it above doorways and windows and against walls.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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When the war in Ukraine began in 2022, Kyiv banned weapons exports.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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To this end, the real number of bombs/missiles used could easily be 5,000–10,000+ weapons or more.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Aegises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aegises. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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