as in protecting
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as in defending
to drive danger or attack away from
celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public
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Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
That adaptive shielding prevents leakage from the world outside the Box.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Heavy shielding isn't needed for such spacecraft because the reactor/engine can be kept at a distance from the payload or habitat modules by a long boom, giving the vehicle a dumbbell shape.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 July 2024
These sites are crucial for future human missions by providing water and shielding from radiation, and for preserving potential biosignatures of ancient life.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2024
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Beshear also objected to the bill’s shielding of many of the new corporation’s records from state open records law, and said the bill was rushed through the legislative process.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
That adaptive shielding prevents leakage from the world outside the Box.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Heavy shielding isn't needed for such spacecraft because the reactor/engine can be kept at a distance from the payload or habitat modules by a long boom, giving the vehicle a dumbbell shape.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 July 2024
These sites are crucial for future human missions by providing water and shielding from radiation, and for preserving potential biosignatures of ancient life.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2024
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“Shielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shielding. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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