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stage-manages

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present tense third-person singular of stage-manage

as in protects

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Not far from the ruins sat the 1990 seawall, the rock embankment that protects some of Tangier.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
The piece of legislation protects hundreds of thousands acres of land in the Highlands, which is the main source of drinking water for millions of residents in New Jersey.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of protects

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Then-Mayor Adams told MSNBC following the shooting that safeguards on the 33rd floor, where Rudin Management’s offices are located, saved lives.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
The new park also safeguards former sugar plantations and mill sites, which have been slowly returning to nature since Denmark ended slavery in the Danish West Indies (present-day US Virgin Islands) in 1848.

— Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of safeguards

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Three four-year starters — guards Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer and forward Trey Kaufman-Renn — have departed.

— Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
While in the forest Lakshmana helps secure food and shelter, carries weapons, and guards Rama and Sita.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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Nick Brown, Washington’s attorney general, leads a group of Democratic state officials and voting rights advocates who have been planning how to respond if, indeed, there is real federal interference.

— Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
McDavid is the fastest player in league history to 30 assists, leads all scorers with 39 points and is on pace to join Wayne Gretzky as the only players to reach 200 in a season.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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