defense
Example Sentences
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Healey said the U.K. defense plan, as presented to him earlier this week, would only increase military spending to 2.68% of GDP by 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Lopez spent the next three years along with her fellow progressive Santa Ana council members shoring up the city’s rent control policies and its immigrant defense fund.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The Google model provided detailed breakdowns of the Netherlands’ stingy defense, strong midfield and easy schedule as part of its reasoning for the upset.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The average operating profit margin for an aerospace and defense company in the Russell 1000 is closer to 17%.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
It isn’t known how much Fischer paid for his legal defense, but it probably wasn’t all that much since Suzuki was receiving pro bono advice and assistance from those who felt Bobby was being persecuted.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing defense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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