defend
Example Sentences
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McClung, the previous champion and only player to win three years in a row, announced in January he would not defend his title.
From Los Angeles Times
"We did great work in attack and in defence... you could tell that we were defending as a team during the whole game," Valverde told Real Madrid TV.
From Barron's
Curling's world governing body said Saturday Canada have received a verbal warning over bad language used after accusations of cheating from defending Olympic champions Sweden.
From Barron's
The bank continued defending her and she attended Goldman’s annual partners meeting in Miami in early February, appearing determined to continue with business as usual, people familiar with the matter said.
Acting ICE leadership has said in statements that lying under oath would be taken seriously, even as the agency defends overall enforcement efforts.
From Salon
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