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Meanings of shield in English
Catalan
resguardar 
A shielding or protection against the unpleasant, unwanted, or dangerous.
Synonyms
Examples for "cover"
Examples for "cover"
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In other words, affected students will need more comprehensive private health cover.
2
Consumers would receive checks each month to help cover higher energy costs.
3
EBONY.com: It's been a year since you did our Power 100 cover.
4
The government estimated that the scheme will cover almost four million farmers.
5
Nor of course does Second Home cover the world, or want to.
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Far more than humanitarian aid, however, it is military protection they need.
2
Named commissioner for consumer protection when Croatia joined the EU last year.
3
Today, cams are, by far, the most common form of traditional protection.
4
However, environment groups do not expect these to be given enough protection.
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Others limit provision to families in crisis referred by child protection services.
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State governments would continue to provide shelter and livelihood options, he said.
2
It has left thousands of people without, shelter, food, medicine or power.
3
Great for the shelter, great for my image and great for business.
4
This includes the right to basic nutrition, shelter and health care services.
5
Bellerive said shelter remained the biggest problem for the government to address.
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Their citizens almost always have the legal right to refuge in Europe.
2
Investors often take refuge in those sectors at times of market uncertainty.
3
However, if water seeps into the vehicle, seek refuge on the roof.
4
A particularly good place to take refuge was Durham Cathedral in England.
5
At other times, however, they operate more as refuge than food dispensary.
1
It's surrounded by sea on two sides with mountains shielding the back.
2
I skirted the action as best I could, shielding my injured side.
3
There were other talents and abilities, however, that did require careful shielding.
4
The sun was almost gone; lights were appearing inside the plastic shielding.
5
Her parents did a good deed by shielding her, but she knew.
Usage of shield in English
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Turkish security forces have used civilians as a shield in the past.
2
After a moment, he found his shield: anger at the words themselves.
3
Makarov said Russia would take measures to counter the U.S. missile shield.
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Stopping deployment of the missile shield might also ease tensions in Europe.
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Only Wyoming doesn't have a shield law protecting reporters in state investigations.
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Russia considers the missile shield plans a direct threat to its security.
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Just in case Tuesday doesn't manage to get the defense shield working?
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Mr Sessions said having children would not shield border-crossing migrants from prosecution.
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Feeling my way along the wall, my hand touched a shield-like surface.
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Doing so would shield Republicans' Senate majority, which is under threat elsewhere.
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Ma warned in NRC documents of problems with the AP1000 shield building.
12
I left my shield at an abandoned water park here in town.
13
Putin got the shield shelved; Obama got less aggressive Russian military expansion.
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Of course, I did my best to shield you from his displeasure.
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It pierced the shield of Mezentius, and wounded him in the thigh.
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Israel said over 400 rockets were intercepted by its Iron Dome shield.
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