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defend

[dih-fend] / dɪˈfɛnd /




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Not many recall his reported invocation of another work of Sanskrit poetry that reads, “In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame/The good deeds a man has done before defend him.”

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Videos of the encounter quickly spread online and on Spain’s front pages, leading the country’s foreign minister to defend the interaction as a greeting and “nothing more.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It comes as the head of the RAF said the UK faced "unprecedented threats" from adversaries in space, coinciding with the creation of a new RAF unit set up to defend Britain's satellites.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Washington should make defensive AI a national research priority: systems designed to identify dangerous capabilities in other models, monitor autonomous agents, detect deception, and defend networks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

I’m a man, and a man should defend his home.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The most recent tally from NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners, said there were 344 such prisoners in the country as of September 18.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Housing costs are climbing, but James T. Butts Jr. defends the growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Hansi Flick wants a team that defends high and passionately so he can shine.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The Puerto Rican defends her WBA and WBO featherweight titles against Argentina's Lucrecia Manzur on Friday in California, in the first world championship boxing event to be streamed live on TikTok.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Hugh defends his former school, saying, "Well, isn't that the whole point of a field trip? To see something new?"

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Last month, Kylie Jenner defended her status as a self-made billionaire for the success of her cosmetics company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Vice President JD Vance defended the press ban.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Biggs has defended his handling of the matter, pointing to his background as a prosecutor and his past votes to decertify the Colorado City Police Department.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

De Zerbi, though, defended their summer window despite their current malaise.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

My parents have always spoiled me rotten, treated me kindly, defended me against the van Daans and done all that parents can.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The White House said in a statement, “These public service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Many people, including me, urged him to do so, but he refused because leaving would be abandoning what he had spent his life defending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Some of the dark arts of defending, he'll bring some interesting things for the players to think about."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

But when he started investigating the claims, he says he realised he was defending the wrong side and "knew I had to take a stand".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The class took up valuable time defending Melissa’s story.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary




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