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Recent Examples of security The report was authored by brothers Edouard and Jeremie Harris of Gladstone AI, a firm that consults for the U.S. government on AI’s security implications. Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 Apr. 2025 Image Israel’s security chief accused Netanyahu of impropriety Ronen Bar, the chief of Israel’s domestic security agency, said in an affidavit published yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had repeatedly pressed him to spy on Israelis who had led and funded anti-government protests. Justin Porter, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 Jurors found Peters guilty in August for using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and deceiving other officials about that person’s identity. Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025 Trump's semiconductor tariffs will be based on the results of a probe into potential impacts on national security and the economy. ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for security
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  • And the Chargers were still able to address defense on Days 2 and 3.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • This and that The Bruins have several players wearing the same number on offense and defense.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • There is no magic formula for how to get this right, and there is no guarantee that Trump’s approach will succeed.
    A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • As for who might succeed Francis, experts say that since the late pope appointed many cardinals, his successor could be someone who shares his ideas and vision for the church, but there's no guarantee.
    David Chiu, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated stress levels as some clients grew combative over curbside protocols and other safety precautions, according to Tsontos.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The cuts would affect parking enforcement, traffic signal updates, goals to improve traffic safety and support for major rail and bus lane projects ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • If slicking yourself up in sticky sunblock isn’t the ideal start to your day, shoppers have turned us on to a best-selling new shirt on Amazon that’s stylish enough for everyday wear, but packed with UPF 50 sun protection to keep sensitive skin safe from harm.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The workshop aims to see a paradigm shift from reactive and fear-based protection to one where safety is regarded as an everyday practice rooted in awareness, communication, and self-trust.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • Reports of Trump utilizing reciprocal tariffs to coax trading partners into distancing themselves from China's economy, and Beijing's pledge to respond in kind, demonstrate that other nations will inevitably be drawn into the back-and-forth between the world's two largest economies.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Court records reviewed by law enforcement reveal that pledges were made to wear gray sweatsuits as part of the process.
    Oumou Fofana, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • In an interview last year, a deputy director for AHCCCS also acknowledged that the agency’s American Indian Health Program lacked safeguards for fraud.
    Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In 1970, approximately 20 million people—representing 10 percent of the U.S. population at the time—gathered to demand stronger environmental safeguards, marking the inaugural Earth Day, according to EarthDay.org.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • The terrorist designation would extend U.S. jurisdiction to anyone assisting the gangs, from gun and ammunition traffickers to government officials in Haiti financing the groups.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • So, to threaten to take away someone’s guns and ammunition was indeed a threat that white Virginians took very seriously.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Golden Dome would be very different than Israel's Iron Dome Trump's speech to Congress and his executive order have both referenced Israel's Iron Dome missile shield.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Even her accessories were theatrical—like her spiked Balenciaga dad cap, and futuristic shield shades.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Security.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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