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For defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn, who has so far evaded the flu, the threat of getting sick had him knocking on wood.

While these reports do not necessarily translate to control of an area, it is indicative of how stretched Ukraine’s defensive line has become.

From BBC

Dr El-Daly agreed that Ms Reilly did not sustain any defensive injuries, meaning the attack was either "quick and ferocious" or she was "not in control of her body", which is a feature of epilepsy.

From BBC

As a result, he dominated news coverage, looking bolder and badder than ever and leaving the Democrats looking like sputtering, defensive, fact-checking, umbrage-filled morality police.

From Salon

For one, it is bound by law to sell defensive weapons to the island.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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