- present participle of protect.
protecting
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"I came here from home with the intention of protecting the students" who called the demonstration, Sekar told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
More surprisingly, their role might extend beyond protecting themselves.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
The extent of this importance is hard to exaggerate—from monitoring the world’s vast and growing data flows to protecting the data and infrastructure on which the fully digitized U.S. economy now relies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
"That spirit of unity is what the contest has always stood for, and we are committed to protecting it."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
They were successful in protecting their grain stores and, for a time, kept the British from moving beyond the Jamestown fort.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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