defenses

Example Sentences

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The UAE’s air defenses downed two drones but a third got through and caused a fire, the officials added according to The Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Senior defenders Chase Hellie and Everett Rolph and junior goalkeeper William Russo led one of the best defenses in program history under coach Jimmy Borell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Ferroptosis occurs when iron-driven damage to cell membranes overwhelms a cell's antioxidant defenses.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

A central bank that had just built defenses against one threat, in his view, was poorly equipped to recognize a different one when it arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

One crack might not be enough to bring a fortress’s defenses down, but it was enough to splinter into two cracks, and then three, and then four.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken