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Some of those employees were shielding under the government's coronavirus restrictions, and were already in receipt of furlough payments through the coronavirus job retention scheme.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2022

As well as sewing, they acted as a support group as many of the women involved were shielding due to ill-health or older age.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2022

Julie Harrison said she had been in the dark about the scheme because she had been busy caring for people who were shielding, including one of her elderly customers.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2020

When he noticed his wife and daughter were shielding their torment about his declining health, he asked them to start a new tradition.

From New York Times • May 25, 2017

No; if they were shielding a third person, it must be the mysterious, unknown woman who had come with such swift secrecy and so wholly disappeared.

From The Loudwater Mystery by Jepson, Edgar