extrication

noun

Definition of extricationnext
as in protection

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  1. protection
  2. security
  3. defense
  4. preservation
  5. conservation
Noun
  • In 1967, the secretary of the interior classified the Eastern timber wolf in the Lower 48 as endangered, and in 1973, it was afforded full protection under the Endangered Species Act.
    Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Trump also signed a presidential memorandum aimed at skirting California’s environmental protections to funnel water toward the state’s farmers, which produce roughly 40% of the nation’s agricultural products.
    Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of protection
Noun
  • Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Leaders can improve their security capabilities by integrating an AI security operations center (AI-SOC).
    Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of security
Noun
  • Automatically, one arm went up in defense, which may have saved his life.
    Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Russian Telegram channels said that the two lieutenant colonels died on December 30 following Ukraine's attack on a bunker in Lgov. Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment by email.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of defense
Noun
  • Most of the issues centered on the preservation of the 1926 landmark.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This preservation of human elements in business communication may soon become an ethical choice and a competitive advantage.
    Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of preservation
Noun
  • The rising Cycladic beach destination of Serifos possesses an irreplaceable record of Greece's industrial past, but comprehensive protections and conservation are needed to prevent imminent loss.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The space will be home to both permanent and special exhibition galleries, along with a conservation laboratory; a center for contemporary Arab, Islamic and Middle Eastern culture; and even a children’s education facility.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of conservation
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