undefended

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As the home team sprung forward from midfield, Gouri found Mason Greenwood racing through an undefended inside-right channel.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Nicias, the peacemaker of 421 B.C., first opposes raiding Sicily because it would leave Athens undefended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Mr Trudeau has dismissed calls to close the crossing, suggesting it would be futile given the thousands of kilometers of undefended border with the US and that migrants would dangerously attempt to cross elsewhere.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2023

As the martian interior cooled, leading theories hold, its magnetic field died out, leaving the atmosphere undefended and ending this warm and wet period, when the planet might have hosted life.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 19, 2022

“Were on our way like you asked, almost to the Queens—Midtown Tunnel. But, Percy, what are you planning? We’ve left the camp virtually undefended, and there’s no way the gods—” “Trust me,” I said..

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan