defense
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He chose to conduct his own defense during the trial but called no witnesses and gave no testimony, and made no attempt to deny the charges.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
This year, nothing is working well — although the defense did turn in a gem for three quarters in the Week 3 loss at Buffalo, including five takeaways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The defense capped it with a strip-sack of quarterback Jalen Hurts and the Rams pulled off a 24-20 win on the road at Lincoln Financial Field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Valuing SpaceX only from an aerospace and defense or artificial-intelligence angle would indeed make the stock seem expensive.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Don’t let that fool ya,” Benji said, coming to Felix’s defense.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
That could weaken plants' natural defenses and alter which species become dominant within tropical forests.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Antidrone defenses have jammed the GPS signal on his watch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
You might think you’re watching a fútbol game instead of a football game in this Trinity League opener in which both teams have outstanding defenses, which means any scoring will be a luxury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
On Thursday, Saudi Arabia said its defenses intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis towards Taif, a manufacturing center, and Yanbu, a port on the Red Sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Once the Germans captured the Volga River and destroyed the Soviet Union’s defenses, they could head north to get at Moscow.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Gilman started all five games for the Chargers this season with 22 tackles and three passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
This is his sixth season, all with the Chargers, and for his career has five interceptions and 21 passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
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
His six passes defensed are two off his career high with a half-dozen games remaining.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
You know how it is said to Jeremiah, "Behold, I have made thee this day a defensed city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land."
From Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 by John Ruskin
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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Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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