protocols

plural of protocol

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Recent Examples of protocols Freeman said protocols have not changed in the department and were never considered, explaining Vasquez followed proper procedure during his last traffic stop. Pj Green october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 The methods, safety protocols, and data gathered during this project are intended to inform and create efficiencies for the subsequent decommissioning of 10 other Magnox sites across the country, forming a key part of the NDA’s national clean-up strategy. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025 Today, superconducting circuits are used to study fundamental quantum physics, to simulate other physical systems and to test protocols for ultraprecise sensing. Eli Levenson-Falk, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025 In response, the company activated its incident response protocols, launched a full investigation, contained the breach, notified authorities and began alerting affected customers. FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Using Respin Health’s exercise protocols from processing over 100 scientific articles, Peloton curated a Menopause Health Collection that includes high-intensity interval training, moderate intensity training, strength training, and mindfulness practices. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 6 Oct. 2025 With a $65 million demand against both a Fortune 500 retailer and the city, the case’s outcome could shape arrest protocols, asset-protection training and taxpayer exposure. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Develop, implement and practice evacuation plans and communication protocols. Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Through this first series, the collective defined its approach to radical openness and the geography of liminalities using the line as a means of questioning the protocols of authorship, space, and time. Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protocols
Noun
  • Student athletes whose coaches have already departed are grandfathered in under previous rules.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • McMahon is prepared to loosen even more rules on the money.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their team's expertise in DHI, Sapphire FUE, and Unique FUE procedures can enable them to customize each surgery to the patient's specific requirements.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Failing to follow proper procedures for hydrant flushing can cause discoloration as well.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Keep your veggies going as long as possible with these simple techniques to ward off frost damage.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Love-Allotey pointed to Gwari traditions, such as Kwali’s aunts teaching her techniques including handcoiling, and the recurring motifs of lizards and fish seen on her bowls and water vessels as examples of this blend within Kwali’s work.
    Suyin Haynes, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Jodie Muller, president and CEO of the Western States Petroleum Association, said the state can protect jobs by changing its climate policies.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In August, five Northern Virginia school districts were found by the Department of Education to be in violation of Title IX for failing to roll back policies allowing transgender students.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts have raised the possibility that North Korea’s next-generation Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its new Hwasong-11 Ma hypersonic glide vehicle, and other advanced weapons systems will be on display.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Featuring modernized propulsion, guidance, and command systems, it is expected to enhance survivability against evolving threats.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025

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