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to drive danger or attack away from
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Recent Examples of shielding
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Mitigating the problem There are ways to protect astronauts from radiation, such as shielding.
—Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Enemies randomly drop energy points, which replenish a point of shielding when collected.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
Design changes, including extra shielding, also threatened to overload the concrete foundation.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024
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The station remains in low-Earth orbit, meaning it is partly protected by Earth’s magnetic field, as well as heavy shielding incorporated into the orbiting laboratory’s design.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Mitigating the problem There are ways to protect astronauts from radiation, such as shielding.
—Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Enemies randomly drop energy points, which replenish a point of shielding when collected.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
Design changes, including extra shielding, also threatened to overload the concrete foundation.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024
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Bringing together the perspective of diverse stakeholders is essential for addressing regulatory gaps, introducing legitimacy and protecting investors.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Cybersecurity With its complex workflows and the high stakes of protecting sensitive data, the cybersecurity industry has been slow to adopt AI.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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And for all those holding out, the weekly reports covering Windows 11 hardware upgrade workarounds and likely support options post next October will continue.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Astronomers now believe that Europa has an ice shell 10 to 15 miles thick, covering a global ocean 40 to 100 miles deep.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Four years ago, the Sharks had Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc, Evander Kane, Erik Karlsson, Martin Jones, and Timo Meier on long-term contracts, most with at least some trade protection in a flat-cap world.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting related to the protection of funds permitted for withdrawal from the Trust Account and compliance with the investment management trust agreement.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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That victory lifted the Falcons into a first-place tie with the Bucs at 3-2 with the NFC South’s New Orleans Saints (2-2) looking to knock off the undefeated defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) on the Week 5 Monday Night Football feature.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Sunday’s Game 2 between the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty averaged 929,000 viewers.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The two men guarding the sculpture told the Free Press the artist is anonymous and isn’t doing interviews.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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To their surprise, the island is home to an ancient tribe of headhunters guarding the land at all costs.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Shielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shielding. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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