to password-protect

[Jonathan Lighter]

Today  [
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rise-identity-fraud-tied-smartphone-144531921.html
 ]:

"Password protect your home and mobile devices. Avoid exposing personal
information that can be used by someone else for identity verification."

Observe the lack of a hyphen.

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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