defense
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In classrooms like Jackson’s, it’s evolved into a frontline defense against predatory debt and generational wealth gaps.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The department dedicated resources under an office called the National Protection and Programs Directorate to help fortify advanced cyber defense systems and important infrastructure.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
A German government stimulus package of up to 1 trillion euros for defense and infrastructure has supported economic activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Leaders at the two-day Montreal meeting will try to hammer out specifics for closer ties in areas including defense, artificial intelligence and critical minerals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Mother said as he laid it on the defense table.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
They also showed lower indicators of oxidative stress, a process in which harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species overwhelm the body's protective defenses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Facing different defenses than he saw while being the Lakers’ fourth offensive option, Hachimura’s efficiency has dipped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
These artificial organisms could behave in unpredictable ways when interacting with Earth's ecosystems and might evade certain natural defenses that protect people, animals, and plants.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said Wednesday that air defenses intercepted a drone targeting a facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Khrushchev viewed a new alliance with Cuba as a chance to extend Soviet influence to America's backyard; Fidel Castro welcomed the chance to bolster his defenses against his aggressive American neighbor.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Over his career, he has 253 tackles and 17 passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
Gilman started all five games for the Chargers this season with 22 tackles and three passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Kendricks had 117 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3 1/2 sacks and six passes defensed last season for the Chargers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
In his first start of the season, Burns responded with five tackles and one pass defensed in 63 snaps.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Then I may think myself to be Well recompensed, For wearing of the tree that is So well defensed Against all weather that doth fall When wayward winter spits his gall.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by George Saintsbury
It's also impossible not to look at the fact we could of and should have done a better job of defensing it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2011
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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