defense
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The Kings have historically prioritized defense in a league that has shifted to attacking.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
California-based Zone 5 designs and manufactures mass-producible munitions, including the ‘Rusty Dagger’ long-range strike and ‘White Spike’ air defense missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Missile defense systems, orbital data centers, asteroid mining and Mars colonies: The final frontier beckons with untold riches and glory that Rocket Lab and others are racing to claim.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
US Central Command later said that the US Air Force and Navy had command and control, defense and surveillance stations.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Chess Life, indignant at the disrespect shown Bobby, came to his defense, calling such articles “Fischer-baiting” and proclaiming them “utter nonsense.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing defense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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