as in protection
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
the suspect refused to name his partners unless he was granted immunity
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Recent Examples of immunity
The global gut-health category has exploded commercially over the past decade, fuelled by rising awareness of the microbiome’s relationship with immunity, cognition, mood, inflammation and hormonal regulation.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Those who survived smallpox gained a lifelong immunity to it.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Officials said deployment preparations for Chad began in November and included negotiations over medical evacuation arrangements, status-of-forces protections, privileges and immunities agreements and extensive pre-deployment training.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Those who survived smallpox gained a lifelong immunity to it.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Officials said deployment preparations for Chad began in November and included negotiations over medical evacuation arrangements, status-of-forces protections, privileges and immunities agreements and extensive pre-deployment training.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
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Carpenter requested that her sister, Sarah, and her sister’s boyfriend, guitarist George Smith, be added to the protection order as well since the couple reside in her Los Angeles home.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Today an issuer that wants to hand a rating analyst material non-public financials has to route the disclosure through Reg FD’s confidentiality-agreement exemption instead.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partners pushed for the bill’s passage over the Knesset’s failure to enshrine into law an exemption that would allow ultra-Orthodox men to avoid Israel’s mandatory military service.—
Aditi Sangal,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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But while defense contractors dropped Anthropic to comply with the DOD's order, the company's growth in the private sector only accelerated, as more businesses adopted its models and AI coding tools.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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The marketplace approach differs from traditional defense procurement programs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Mejia noted that private security is being coordinated by sororities for their facilities and that UCLA intends to continue working with the community to support safety along Hilgard Avenue and across campus.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The following year, in one of the most notorious incidents of the war, Naxals killed 76 members of the security forces in an ambush in Chhattisgarh.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Mexican officials insist the plan will keep the country safe despite its history of cartel violence, crime and impunity.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The mere presence of Hezbollah fighters in the dock shattered the group’s long-standing aura of impunity in Lebanon.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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