repelled

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• When the immune system spots these proteins, it mounts defenses against them that will also repel real viral intruders in the future.

• Wax still forms a barrier against water corrosion, but in wet conditions, it’s less effective at repelling grit.

• Banks said one law criminalizes the use of military at the polls unless it is “necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States.”

• When we encounter a pathogen we’ve seen before, we can repel it before it harms us.

• When the 2020 coronavirus pandemic forced workers across the United States to stop congregating in offices and work from home, Siemens USA was prepared to protect its newly remote workforce and identify and repel potential data breaches.

• Early airpower theorists were not only repelled by trench warfare.

• There are many, many reasons to be repelled by Ronaldo that have nothing to do with his athletic performance.

• Hundreds of insurgents attacked and were only repelled by teams of Apache helicopters.

• King Alfred of Wessex repelled the attacks and laid the foundations for a kingdom that would become known as England.

• The young are generally repelled by GOP intolerance and intransigence on social issues.

• The English seized their46 opportunity and attacked as closely as the fire permitted, but they were gallantly repelled.

• General Hall occupied Santólan and the pumping-station there and repelled the repeated attacks made on his column.