defend

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Hesson defended the decision to bowl first at a stadium where three previous matches were won by the team batting first.

From Barron's

"Democracy and freedom of speech needs to be defended every day," he said.

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The logic is that the players often tasked with marking defensive players are unlikely to defend them as closely.

From BBC

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.

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