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- verb Present participle of
protect .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
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Examples
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This, tribunes, is what you call protecting the plebs, exposing it to be helplessly butchered by the enemy!
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Friend said unhappy home buyers are hampered by current laws, which she characterized as protecting home builders more than they do consumers.
azcentral.com | news J. Craig Anderson 2008
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Which reminds me of this Slashdot piece about IDG's international legal debacles in "protecting" the "For Dummies" brand.
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Still, not one state supported Gerry’s motion.37 Later the delegates rejected motions to protect freedom of the press, to include a phrase protecting the people’s liberty against standing armies in time of peace, and, again, to guarantee jury trials in civil cases.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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Still, not one state supported Gerry’s motion.37 Later the delegates rejected motions to protect freedom of the press, to include a phrase protecting the people’s liberty against standing armies in time of peace, and, again, to guarantee jury trials in civil cases.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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Still, not one state supported Gerry’s motion.37 Later the delegates rejected motions to protect freedom of the press, to include a phrase protecting the people’s liberty against standing armies in time of peace, and, again, to guarantee jury trials in civil cases.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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Does the state have a compelling interest in protecting her by imposing naming standards?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Discrimination in Child Naming Law 2010
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What is there national interest in protecting the Palestinians?
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What is there national interest in protecting the Palestinians?
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Certainly the state has a different, but similar role to play in protecting its legal residents from unfair competition and its businesses from getting undercut by other businesses who employ illegal workers.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the SG’s Brief in U.S. Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria 2010
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