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While that can reduce inflammation, it can also interfere with the body's ability to defend itself.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Thousands of other Americans volunteered to serve in the military, the intelligence community, law enforcement and homeland security, or to develop new capabilities to defend the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A highly influential trade association is the European Chemical Industry Council, which reports spending 12.3 million euros a year to defend the sector's interests.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Faced with mounting military pressure, the Ukrainian leader has created two new taskforces headed by experienced generals, Andriy Biletsky and Denys Prokopenko, to defend the portion of Donbas still in Ukrainian hands.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

They would defend Verdun at all costs, Falkenhayn reasoned, and would fight to regain the city if it was lost.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

With how fast the tactical landscape changes in the Premier League, Carrick will have to be nimble in how his side defends against such solutions.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

"And he defends me really well, but he can't go too far because if he goes too far, he'll get fired."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The administration defends its dealmaking as an economic boon in the long term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Represented pro bono by the Deborah Project, which defends Jews who are under assault in education, they could afford to keep fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

When Stephen’s mom tries to blame me again, my mom defends me.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

The president defended light regulation and stressed the need to keep the lead as tech executives are raising alarms about breakneck development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The strike resulted in the first U.S. deaths since an April ceasefire, and exposed the difficulty of protecting U.S. forces even at a heavily defended installation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Tigers have defended brilliantly so far, but they are not going to keep out Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Ahead of his arrival in Lima, the Chinese embassy rejected suggestions that the region was anyone's "backyard" and defended Beijing's cooperation with Latin American countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

A great wall which the gods built out of Ymir’s eyebrows defended the place where mankind was to live.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He also lauded Irish golfer Shane Lowry, who has shone at the Open so far, and Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irish defending champion who has previously played golf with the American leader.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Elena Rybakina demonstrated why she is the best women's player in the world by beating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win her first US Open title.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

This came even as three heroic Muslim men gave their lives in May while defending some 240 children at the Islamic Center of San Diego from anti-Muslim extremists.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Who could have predicted that defending league MVP Matthew Stafford would throw high, throw short, and basically throw an array of balls that landed down under?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Whenever he’d fought monsters in the mortal world, Percy at least knew he was defending his home.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan