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aegises

noun

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plural of aegis

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

The earliest cases dated to April and occurred in evaluation environments that lacked what the company described as standard safeguards.

— Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
But Nhan said the cameras also raise privacy concerns and should be paired with strict safeguards governing how the technology is used, how long data is stored and who can access it.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

The Phalanx was composed of men who moved and fought as one cohesive unit, creating an impenetrable wall of interlocking shields.

— Steve Muscato, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Multiple noise mitigation efforts were undertaken — sound walls, scream shields and even pea gravel in the coaster’s tracks.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of shields

Noun

Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said that air defenses downed 258 Ukrainian drones overnight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
The new aircraft is expected to cost less than $30 million per unit while offering greater flexibility and survivability in modern conflicts, where large, expensive drones have become increasingly vulnerable to advanced air defenses.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

Definition of defenses

Noun

In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Children who are victims of trafficking or abuse, for example, are entitled to special protections.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

And, after all that, the majority of residents have to approve the noise walls.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Tasks include trailblazing and uprooting invasive weeds at the adjacent Richardson Grove State Park; river beach cleanups; painting barns, auditoriums, cabins and kitchen walls; building benches and greenhouses; and planting fruit trees.

— Savita Patel, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of walls

Noun

The militant group Hamas has reached an agreement with the Board of Peace – tasked with implementing a long term ceasefire plan in Gaza – to relinquish its weapons, a senior official told CNN on Friday.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Police weapons are expected to be the first arms to be relinquished.

— Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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