extrication

noun

Definition of extricationnext
as in protection

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  1. protection
  2. security
  3. defense
  4. preservation
  5. conservation
Noun
  • Recommendations include scaling back protection for foreign leaders during peak election season and exploring the possibility of moving the agency out of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Not to mention, the taller height provides more protection for our calves on narrow or overgrown trails.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of protection
Noun
  • The new guidance may have surprised consumers — but not security experts.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The sweet single-story home featured a top-of-the-line security system and was situated behind 20-foot-high hedges, likely a welcome sanctuary to recoup following her kidney transplant surgery.
    Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of security
Noun
  • In July, South Korea made a similar announcement, saying that the country is ready to start mass-producing a laser weapon that can shoot down drones at a fraction of the cost of conventional defense platforms.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Penny stepped in to protect all the people onboard, several of whom Neely lunged at before Penny placed him in the chokehold, defense attorney Thomas Kenniff said.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of defense
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  • Transportation officials have been studying road usage fees (pay per mile) and other ideas, but King suggests redirecting a percentage of vehicle sales taxes into the transportation preservation and maintenance account.
    Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Finding the cemetery after all this time was exciting but also solemn for Tony Guzzi, chief of preservation and site operations.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of preservation
Noun
  • This data challenges the notion that protecting nursery areas alone is sufficient for safeguarding young sharks, pointing to the need for broader conservation measures that account for their wide-ranging movements.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Joe Liebezeit is a staff scientist and avian conservation manager of Portland Audubon Society.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of conservation
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