Protect
To keep
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Ushio, having failed to protect the parents, to keep the daughter from killing herself, can only watch as the transformation occurs.
Source: Manga / Ushio and Tora -
Wanda Maximoff is trying to keep a lid on the incursions caused by the Darkhold's weakening of the borders of reality, to protect her godson and to keep her daughter's existence secret and safe.
Source: Gambit Pileup - Even when he realized that he was beginning to no longer care about the people he was having to kill, instead of giving up he just found another way to keep trying to protect the world.
Source: Reluctant Warrior
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