What do the following words have in common?

SWORD
PROTECT
BRAVE
DESIST
KILN
RIVETER

HINT:
JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab) could be added to the list.

Answer:

The last two or three letters of each word are address designations:

swoRD / proteCT / brAVE / desiST / kiLN / riveTER / (jPL)

Road / Court /Avenue / Street / Lane / Terrace / (Place)

Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick
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