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to drive danger or attack away from
the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs
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Recent Examples of protecting
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
The analyst explained that as agentic AI becomes embedded across business operations, companies might prefer security tool consolidation for dealing with cyberattacks, as relying on conventional, fragmented tools may not be effective in protecting autonomous systems.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
The goal is to continue developing the area surrounding the lodge while protecting the natural environment.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, protecting your financial future is part of protecting your independence.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Also in ’68, Trustman wrote McQueen’s Bullitt, in which the actor played police lieutenant Frank Bullitt, who goes up against the mob while protecting a star witness from hitmen.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
For the past 35 years, Colleen Murphy has been in the front ranks of protecting our right to know, many of those years as the shrewd general of the ragtag good government army.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
For Boos, his efforts with the association over the last quarter century have been aimed at protecting the Wolf Lake watershed, and helping bring people together over the state line to further that goal.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
But two German rifle cartridges with iron bullets suggest that Jews hid from the Nazis in this difficult to navigate terrain, further, if not poetically, attesting to the protective ambiance of the forests of Włodawa, Poland, preserving, if not protecting history and also human life.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
Your quick mind can broker peace between different opinions while still protecting your energy.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
The analyst explained that as agentic AI becomes embedded across business operations, companies might prefer security tool consolidation for dealing with cyberattacks, as relying on conventional, fragmented tools may not be effective in protecting autonomous systems.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
The goal is to continue developing the area surrounding the lodge while protecting the natural environment.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, protecting your financial future is part of protecting your independence.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Also in ’68, Trustman wrote McQueen’s Bullitt, in which the actor played police lieutenant Frank Bullitt, who goes up against the mob while protecting a star witness from hitmen.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
For the past 35 years, Colleen Murphy has been in the front ranks of protecting our right to know, many of those years as the shrewd general of the ragtag good government army.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
For Boos, his efforts with the association over the last quarter century have been aimed at protecting the Wolf Lake watershed, and helping bring people together over the state line to further that goal.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
But two German rifle cartridges with iron bullets suggest that Jews hid from the Nazis in this difficult to navigate terrain, further, if not poetically, attesting to the protective ambiance of the forests of Włodawa, Poland, preserving, if not protecting history and also human life.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protecting
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Inter Miami earned a bye as defending MLS champion.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The defending champions were relentless.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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The complaints are being handled by Lindsay Brandon, the WTA’s director of safeguarding, according to two sources briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Since the founding of the United States of America, women’s central role in safeguarding democracy has been overlooked—even as women have consistently, generation after generation, worked to protect it.—
Celina Stewart,
Time,
8 Mar. 2026
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In addition to regular forces, thousands of temporary police officers have been deployed, and army troops — generally confined to barracks — are patrolling streets and guarding polling stations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Founders did not anticipate that lawmakers, instead of jealously guarding their legislative authority, would prefer to leave the president holding the bag in case military action turns out to be unpopular.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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The belts also have an important job in shielding Earth from cosmic radiation, solar storms and solar wind that can be harmful to humans and damage technology.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Taking on the escort mission would require putting naval vessels in harm’s way purely for the purpose of shielding oil ships with no obvious strategic advantage for the war itself.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Protecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protecting. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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