had protected
- past perfect of protect.
Example Sentences
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Slaughter overturned the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor precedent, which had protected regulators from at-will termination for 91 years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
His office said it was "pleased" that the trade talks had protected UK steel from the latest duties.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
“Initially we didn’t think there were dots to connect here because we had protected equipment on all our transmission lines,” Pizarro said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
When the team removed the skull from the clay that had protected it for thousands of years, salt crystals accumulated on it, damaging the fragile remains.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024
Pelusium had protected Egypt from invasion for thousands of years, and from there it was a six-day march to Alexandria.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
