Example Sentences

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Until now, Greece had protected the sector by allowing platforms such as Uber to operate only with licensed taxis.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

“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

A Welsh government spokesperson said despite its budget for 2024-25 being £700m less than in 2021 it had protected the money for local government from which schools are funded.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

She had protected him, at least for the moment, by sending the guards to the wrong place.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau