defended
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Caruso, the former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, has defended their use saying they freed up city firefighters during the catastrophic firestorm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
They defended the status quo against various liberation movements and labor coalitions, fighting to keep everything as it had always been in service of the people who most benefited from the old arrangement.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jones also defended her "old school choices" while appearing on Kay's programme Tracks of My Years, which included Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 and Glenn Medeiros' Nothing's Going to Change My Love for You.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Commons Leader Sir Alan Campbell subsequently defended the change, saying it was needed to "spend more and invest in our public services".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Up it horses could walk, and wains could be slowly hauled; but no enemy could come that way, except out of the air, if it was defended from above.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
