defended
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Last month, Kylie Jenner defended her status as a self-made billionaire for the success of her cosmetics company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Biggs has defended his handling of the matter, pointing to his background as a prosecutor and his past votes to decertify the Colorado City Police Department.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
In his letter to the Academic Senate, Frenk defended his words, saying he had neither criticized the law school nor questioned the validity of legal representation for people accused of horrific acts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
He subsequently defended his choice of words when asked by a reporter from the Press Association whether the language was appropriate.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
No competent astronomer defended the traditional Ptolemaic system once they had heard that Venus had a full set of phases; you had to be an ill-informed philosopher to do so.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
