In the passage, whitman uses the word to create positive feelings and associations with safety. creeds. sufficed harbor energy

the answer is   harbor.

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economic competition is inefficient and wasteful.good luck

explanation:

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.