defenses

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U.S. military forces were striking air defenses and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz, a senior U.S. official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On Tuesday, the U.S. launched multiple waves of strikes against Iranian radars, air defenses and other military sites, calling it a proportional response.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Most known immune checkpoints require interaction with tumor cells to weaken the body's defenses.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The idea being: This isn’t actually a real lawsuit, and in cases where the same kind of claims have been made, the IRS has defended those cases and asserted all sorts of defenses.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Tyson helped the Hephaestus kids prepare the defenses.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan