defend
Example Sentences
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Sánchez said he would defend his “popular victory.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
"You have been unable and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country," he writes.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The rupiah has been bleeding, and the central bank has no choice but to hike and defend the currency, said Zerlina Zeng at CreditSights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Charged and eventually cleared of affray, he explained he was acting to defend to members of the public.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
They would defend their homeland, but they would not go over the top and attack.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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