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Recent Examples of shielding
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
The findings show that the shielding technology used in the spacecraft was effective in mitigating radiation experienced on the trip.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
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
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Once completed, the small tiles of compressed and sterilized waste can be easily stacked and stored, or even used for additional external radiation shielding.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
The findings show that the shielding technology used in the spacecraft was effective in mitigating radiation experienced on the trip.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
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
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The first set of turbines acts as a shock absorber, protecting the delicate movement components from external impacts.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Human Rights Watch earlier this month urged FIFA to reject the Saudi bid because the nation has not committed to protecting the migrant laborers that will likely be hired to build the massive infrastructure needed to host such a tournament.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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What was missed in almost all the reports covering Salt Typhoon was the FBI’s precise warning.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Conor Murray is a reporter covering trends in entertainment and culture.Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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The two countries approved a new trade deal with Canada, known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), that even some free-market advocates saw as an improvement on its predecessor NAFTA due to its enhanced protections for intellectual property and labor rights.Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a response, NASCAR President Steve Phelps has taken a firm stand against the critics, defending the contentious system in an interview with Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The question of returning is also symbolic, a test of the Zionist ethos of defending borders through settlement.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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The agency stated that reassigning employees to remaining facilities is expected to improve staff retention and reduce both mandatory overtime and augmentation—a controversial practice where non-security personnel, such as cooks, teachers and nurses, are tasked with guarding inmates.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Michigan player guarding Cousy fouled out with 27 seconds to go.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Shielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shielding. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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