defense
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It is a story about our national security, and it carries implications in all aspects of U.S. defense and cybersecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Pete Hegseth on Thursday awarded a medal to a US soldier who reprimanded the defense chief and his entourage for laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier the day before.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Stroud is coming off a five-touchdown game against the Chargers, and the Texans’ defense had eight sacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The engineering and defense company said the interim buyback to February is part of a wider buyback of up to around $12 billion between this year and 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
When the public read about the incident, many shared the same regret and donated money to a fund for his defense.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Scientists at Pompeu Fabra University discovered that mice recovering from an acute viral infection experienced prolonged problems with their immune defenses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
But America’s defenses aren’t organized for this threat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Wolfson is preparing for all kinds of strategy scenarios, from full-court presses to teams relying on threes to trapping defenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
That means some of the incoming chairs of oversight committees have already been preparing for how to counteract the defenses that were thrown up last time.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
“How’d you get through the magic defenses around the city?”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Over his career, he has 253 tackles and 17 passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
This is his sixth season, all with the Chargers, and for his career has five interceptions and 21 passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
In his first start of the season, Burns responded with five tackles and one pass defensed in 63 snaps.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
He had 32 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 31 passes defensed, 12 interceptions, 17 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
You know how it is said to Jeremiah, "Behold, I have made thee this day a defensed city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land."
From Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 by John Ruskin
It's also impossible not to look at the fact we could of and should have done a better job of defensing it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2011
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