as in protected
to drive danger or attack away from
vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against attack
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If your Wi-Fi is protected by a weak password or uses outdated encryption, a skilled attacker might gain access without ever stepping inside your house.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Of course, Nix never has to worry about the pain his defensive teammates can inflict, protected in practice by the strict don’t-touch-the-QB edict.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The late actress also linked to the interview in the post, in which Allen defended himself against Dylan and Mia’s accusations.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police, usually a critic of the leadership at the sheriff’s office, defended that agency and the district attorney’s office in a statement Friday.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Of course, having Anunoby as the one being guarded by a center as opposed to Hart puts New York in the driver’s seat.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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For all of her can-do spirit and bravado, she is guarded, wary, terrified of being vulnerable.—
Sarah Chamberlain,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once sensitive information is shared, it must be carefully safeguarded.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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This ensures our culture is safeguarded despite the climate crisis, and is accessible to all Tuvaluans at home and abroad.—
Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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Her attorneys argued the agreement shielded her from prosecution.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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About a decade ago, amid Syria's civil war, volunteers built a small, underground amusement park so little ones could play, shielded from bombing and shelling.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Bulwarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwarked. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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