defenses

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Private institutions have fewer defenses; companies, universities, nonprofits and individuals can’t simply refuse to comply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

As those defenses weakened, previously dormant cancer cells were able to become active and spread more aggressively.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Matthew Stafford is a master at reading defenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The government had plausible defenses that it never asserted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Burnham established defenses that by prevailing standards seemed elaborate, even excessive.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson