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If you’ve gotten two MMR doses, you’re well protected.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Supporters of Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams’s chief rival, protected Jarvis from punishment, but a month later Congress formed the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"Attacks against civilian vessels are unacceptable and must stop. They are protected under international humanitarian law," said Mantoo.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Clinical psychologist Cathy Grant said electrical stimulation briefly stopped Tilly from naming objects, helping surgeons identify tissue that needed to be protected.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The Witchlings broke out of the Cursed Forest, and Seven led them toward the gazebo at the center of town, one of the safest, most protected areas of downtown Ravenskill.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega