Bear
Protect
Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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First, he lost his older brother who gave up his life to protect Denahi and Kenai from a bear and then he thinks throughout the rest of the movie that Kenai was killed by another bear.
Source: Disney / Brother Bear - Rachel's mother grabs a spice rack and faces down what she believes is a full grown male grizzly bear to protect her two younger daughters (unaware said bear is her actually oldest).
Source: Mama Bear / Literature - An Inuit woman was able to fight a polar bear to protect her son and his friends.
Source: Mama Bear / Real Life
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