protect
verb
to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss
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To protect or defend someone or something
stand up for
to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked
watch over
to guard, protect, or be in charge of someone or something
keep (a) watch
to watch someone carefully to make sure that they are safe or that they do not do something bad
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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