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Recent Examples of protector And in his career as a starter, Richards is producing double-double numbers while being an adequate rim protector compared to what Phoenix currently had on their roster. Evan Sidery, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 There were also billboards featuring Bashar al-Assad and one that was apparently misprinted, with two Putins slightly offset from each other, holding Qur’ans next to a caption in Arabic and Russian reading guardian and protector of religions. Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 President-Elect Donald Trump is openly disdainful of many governments in Europe and seems willing to walk away from America’s role as the continent’s protector. Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025 The Jackets count on van Riemsdyk to be a puck protector down low and a net-front presence, especially on the power play. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for protector 
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Noun
  • The district has provided detailed guidance to principals and staff on how to handle potential interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and how to support students who may have a parent or guardian who has been detained by ICE during the school day.
    Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • She was placed under a legal conservatorship by guardian Susan Morrissey in 2022, and last year it was made public that Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Despite Anunoby’s reputation as the Knicks’ premier defender, the responsibility of guarding the opposing team’s best scorer often falls on Bridges’ shoulders.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Three defenders — cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. and linebackers Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard — earned Pro Bowl honors this season.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Reggae artists and cultural custodians have also carried Garvey’s teachings forward.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The same cryptocurrency that once powered the infamous Silk Road marketplace now serves as a respectable investment vehicle, complete with institutional custodians and regulatory oversight.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The order directs his attorney general to release guidance stating that a Supreme Court decision in 2020 that cemented stronger civil rights protections to transgender workers does not apply to schools and their students, echoing a ruling by a federal judge earlier this month.
    Erica L. Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s speech reflected his plan to roll back protections for transgender people and terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Graves filed a federal lawsuit in New York claiming she was raped by Combs and his former bodyguard in 2001, an allegation later disputed by the bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, in a November countersuit.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • When the investigators first visited Mr. Yoon’s residence on Jan. 3 to serve a detention warrant, his bodyguards blocked their approach with cars, buses and by forming human chains.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Protector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protector. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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