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The U.S. security agencies called on companies and the government to cooperate better to defend themselves against large-scale distillation, but didn’t discuss specific sanctions on China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

At the end of the conversation, Dave still might think he was right, but he’d still respect you even if he thought you were wrong — as long as you could defend that wrongness.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Saudi Arabia will "take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty", a foreign ministry statement said, demanding a halt to the Houthi strikes and their attacks on Red Sea shipping.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Wolves will defend their territory, so they can pose a risk to nearby dogs and coyotes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

He needed all the powerful learning he could get to defend himself.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

With less than two years until she defends her Olympic crown in Los Angeles however, new rivals are looking ever more threatening.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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

He explains his interpretive method and defends it against a hostile biographer—and his high-school English teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

When a country defends its currency, it buys its own currency and sells foreign reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

He also defends the relationship some more, arguing, among other things, how much good he is doing Sien: when he first met her, she was pale and sick.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

He defended the Smithsonian’s scholarly integrity and said he will continue to “protect the importance of doing nuanced, complicated history.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

White House czar Tom Homan defended the deportations in a recent CNN interview.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

NBC defended Kristen Welker after Trump attacked her over accurate reporting on his primary endorsement record.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Wright on Wednesday defended NABEP's "highly successful track record of producing large volumes of oil in Venezuela," adding: "That's a business partner you can believe in."

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Throughout the first day the Trojans defended themselves successfully, following the strict orders which Aeneas at his departure had given them on no account to undertake an offensive.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“His legacy is his children,” she continued, while calling out Wilson’s own hypocrisy for defending Erika Kirk despite long arguing that a woman belongs in the home, not the office.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Minutes before the Chargers played defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City in a Week 2 game, Herbert got the nod over slated starter Tyrod Taylor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Luke Littler overcame defending champion Luke Humphries to claim the Czech Open title in Prague.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

America had grievously violated its principles, but the principles remained worth defending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Percy tried to ignore them and staggered toward Annabeth, determined to go down defending her if he had to; but Annabeth was doing pretty well.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan