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protection

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈtɛkʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈtɛkʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə tek′shən)

Collocations for "protection"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "protection" in context.

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protection

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [civil, civilian, patient] protection
  2. [data, personal information, identity, purchase] protection
  3. is under the protection of
  4. is under police protection
  5. [asked for, requested, insisted on] police protection
  6. the protection of [minors, informers, whistleblowers, data]
  7. under the protection of the [law, constitution]
  8. the protection of your [rights, privacy, beliefs]
  9. the protection of [Earth, the water, the environment]
  10. protection against [viruses, radiation]
  11. still under copyright protection
  12. the equal protection (of)
  13. birth-control protection
  14. did you use protection?
  15. had sex without protection
  16. what kind of protection did you use?
  17. forgot (to use) protection
  18. wore [boots, a raincoat, gloves] as protection
  19. data protection [laws, measures]
  20. purchase protection [guarantees, certificates, software]
  21. [insert, write] a protection clause
  22. [file, home] protection systems
  23. criminals running protection rackets
n as adj
  1. data-protection [laws, measures]
  2. purchase protection [guarantees, certificates, software]
  3. [insert, write] a protection clause
  4. [file, home] protection systems
  5. criminals running protection rackets
'protection' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "protection" in the title:

(a/-) refugee status and (a/-) subsidiary protection - English Only forum
(anti) solar protection - English Only forum
(The) protection of (the) information - English Only forum
24-hour protection - English Only forum
48 hour / hours protection - English Only forum
a failure that, provisionally, tends to reinforce the belief in the necessity of professional protection against professional hubris - English Only forum
a machine protection device-fuse (wire) to control the disconnection… - English Only forum
abdominal protection? - English Only forum
All Painting and Fire Protection work performed by BIS? - English Only forum
an advocate of/for environmental protection - English Only forum
an air space would give protection - English Only forum
apply color, texture, and protection - English Only forum
As the protection provided by childhood vaccinations weakens - English Only forum
background/premises of the constitutional protection - English Only forum
be relieved of vs could expect protection? - English Only forum
Blister protection - English Only forum
but that the third shot is necessary to confer high levels of protection in... - English Only forum
child rights and protection - English Only forum
civil protection - English Only forum
consumer protection agency vs. consumer association - English Only forum
continued until twice the deficiency of protection is made up - English Only forum
Criminal protection of the right to sound and image - English Only forum
data necessary for protection of particular rights - English Only forum
default self- protection reactions - English Only forum
economic activity in personal and property protection - English Only forum
entered <into under> the protection - English Only forum
environment/environmental protection - English Only forum
environment/environmental protection - English Only forum
environmental protection process? - English Only forum
extend a cloak of protection - English Only forum
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