Example Sentences

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The judgments for the plaintiffs threaten to undermine long-held protections that have shielded internet companies for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The vast majority of anger, however, has been directed at the MPs who have shielded Yoon up to this point.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Then again, this old-school rule—requiring vetting and publication from a traditional media outlet—seems to have shielded Wikipedia from some of the latest social media disinformation campaigns.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2023

Another issue is that streaming companies have shielded viewership data, leaving producers and writers largely unsure of their success.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

Think of the fearless arms that have shielded your otherwise unprotected shores when circled in a ring of dreadful fire from the guns of a haughty foe.

From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)