defend
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Washington should give them one: a 911 for AI cyberdefense, where American individuals and organizations under attack can get emergency access to top AI models to defend themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The 38-year-old will defend her WBA and WBO featherweight titles on home soil at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
"I see myself as someone who tries to defend his country's narrative," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
The team also discovered how the newly remodeled fibers help defend themselves.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Mostly, however, Adams stewed and simmered and tried to defend himself.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Justice Alito defends the chief from that criticism by reflecting on the ways in which both judging and umpiring require experience, study and perspicacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The most recent tally from NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners, said there were 344 such prisoners in the country as of September 18.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
With less than two years until she defends her Olympic crown in Los Angeles however, new rivals are looking ever more threatening.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The key issue is whether the law truly forbids us from pursuing democratic transition and whether it really defends the Communist Party’s perpetual rule,” Chow, who represented herself, said in her closing statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In August, Vincent defends his art, his process, and takes Van Rappard to task for his judgmental nature.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Huang has defended the approach, arguing that frontier AI labs are the first generation of startups that need tens of billions of dollars to get started, not just millions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Jayawardhana defended the decades-old partnership between higher education institutions and Washington, which pours billions of dollars into research universities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Mr. Warsh defended the Fed’s independence by standing pat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Rauf defended his first 18 balls then cut loose to his 19th, hammering Crocombe for four then running away and throwing his bat in the air to begin the joyous celebrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Throughout our history, there have been African Americans who, for a variety of reasons, have defended or been complicit with the prevailing system of control.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The university, after initially defending its disciplinary measures, acknowledged it fell short in its handling of her case.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Chiquita has complied with relevant requirements and worked closely with California regulators to design and develop a complex hazardous waste management program. We look forward to defending ourselves against the state’s unwarranted accusations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The problem is that these same filters can block those defending against cyberattacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He navigates school and family life at the same time as defending humanity from evil spirits.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
All those not employed defending the Abbey would husband the crops and gather in supplies for the larders in the event of a prolonged siege.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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