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Protector(s) or The Protector(s) may refer to:
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Protector class may refer to:
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- ↑ Wilson, Carla (16 January 2020). "Ceremonial keel-laying held for new HMCS Protecteur". Times Colonist. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
