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as in safeguards
means or method of defending
this small umbrella is adequate protection in a sudden shower
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as in defenders
someone that protects
the bodyguard was her protection from overzealous fans
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Recent Examples of protections
Tapia warned that investors would face significant risks due to the lack of legal protections.
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Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Their letter is a sign of growing concerns on Capitol Hill about how AI companies are developing and using their models and whether proper protections are in place for those who generate the materials the models train from.
—Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Those experiences shaped his later activism and commitment to improving working conditions for agricultural laborers, many of whom were immigrants and people of color with few legal protections.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
This made sense when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was led by a truly bipartisan, independent Commission with removal protections.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
By 2009, Nakamoto took Bitcoin from theory to reality, mining the Genesis Block, and then, once the rules were set, protections against counterfeits were secured, and Bitcoin began to circulate—still worth next to nothing—Nakamoto vanished.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Zbur’s bill also would provide whistleblower protections to people who report on attorney misconduct and tighten the rules around client loans.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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
For years, insurance companies demanded that lawmakers strip away vital protections, saying that rampant fraud and abusive litigation had killed their financial solvency.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Their letter is a sign of growing concerns on Capitol Hill about how AI companies are developing and using their models and whether proper protections are in place for those who generate the materials the models train from.
—Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Those experiences shaped his later activism and commitment to improving working conditions for agricultural laborers, many of whom were immigrants and people of color with few legal protections.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
This made sense when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was led by a truly bipartisan, independent Commission with removal protections.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
By 2009, Nakamoto took Bitcoin from theory to reality, mining the Genesis Block, and then, once the rules were set, protections against counterfeits were secured, and Bitcoin began to circulate—still worth next to nothing—Nakamoto vanished.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Zbur’s bill also would provide whistleblower protections to people who report on attorney misconduct and tighten the rules around client loans.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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
For years, insurance companies demanded that lawmakers strip away vital protections, saying that rampant fraud and abusive litigation had killed their financial solvency.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protections
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
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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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Senior Peyton Johnson is one of top defenders in the state.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Anderson’s low shot snuck past four defenders and was deflected before getting past a diving Smith into the bottom left side of the net.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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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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Old bed sheets are the perfect textile protectors, keeping your couch looking and smelling fresh for longer.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Portugal native has started all 34 games this season for the Horned Frogs, emerging as one of the top rim protectors in the Big 12 with plenty of upside.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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This extreme depth shields the detectors from cosmic rays and other background radiation that could obscure potential dark matter signals.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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Some are good for taking out enemy hordes, while others focus on lower shields to do more damage.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The best thing parents and guardians can do to avoid these exposures is to lock these substances away and have discussions about the risks of using drugs like nicotine and cannabis, Campbell said.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Spring break is finally here in Oklahoma, and parents and guardians are looking for ways to keep kids busy until school returns.—
Cheyenne Derksen,
Oklahoman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Members include correctional officers, sergeants, maintenance workers, custodians, cafeteria workers and school bus drivers.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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In addition to depository audits, gold IRA custodians also maintain records of each account's holdings, creating multiple layers of oversight.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Protections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protections. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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