defense
Example Sentences
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But this week’s confrontation with Israel, the first time Iran engaged in direct hostilities in defense of an ally, represents a significant shift, said Sadegh Larijani, head of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Those teams featured dominating pass rusher Chris Jones, so McDuffie knows how a player such as Garrett enables the defense to “flip the script” and attack offenses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The country’s government last year pledged to unlock more than $1 trillion for defense and infrastructure investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
In the wake of that dispute, the Pentagon severed its contracts with the company, whose AI tools had been the only ones to hold defense security clearance.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
But in my defense, it had seemed like a good idea at the time—a way to include her in something important to me.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing defense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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