defenses

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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

Part of that is being driven by Ukraine’s improvements in midrange strikes on Russia’s logistics hubs, warehouses and air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Private institutions have fewer defenses; companies, universities, nonprofits and individuals can’t simply refuse to comply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He examined her face, saw that she looked at him without her usual defenses.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro