defensive
Example Sentences
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The fund requires such high dividend yields that it has 0% in tech, but double-digit-size holdings in utilities, healthcare, energy, financial services, and consumer defensive stocks.
From Barron's
The scientists asked whether the beetles could reuse the tree's defensive chemicals to protect themselves from fungal infections.
From Science Daily
Shula, the Rams’ defensive coordinator, is expected to take another step toward achieving that goal next week when assistants coaching in wild-card playoff games this weekend can be interviewed for head coach openings.
From Los Angeles Times
In a sport where teams are constantly looking out for cutting-edge offensive and defensive minds, Harbaugh didn’t fall into either bucket.
The country’s real estate remains defensive amid a moderating global economy, boosted by landlord-friendly fundamentals and supply scarcity, the analysts note.
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