defender

Example Sentences

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The EFF, a nonprofit organization that advocates for free speech and privacy rights online, has long been a defender of Section 230.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Although it is a structured shape, central defender Dayot Upamecano stepped into midfield to press Arda Guler.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It was this understanding that made the French philosophe so eloquent a defender of the rule of law and so severe a critic of direct taxation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

He provided the assist that drew the foul on Pau Cubarsi and got the Barcelona defender sent off.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Public defender offices should be funded at the same level as prosecutor offices.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander