defended
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The military has defended the arrests as part of efforts to tackle corruption and criminality within the armed forces.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Lango noted that “to be fair,” interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress “publicly defended the deals as smart investments” in her role as company CFO.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
“I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed,” Heard wrote on Instagram after the settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
This approach posed problems for teams who defended in a zonal manner - defending specific areas rather than individual players.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Nixon, finally, defended himself in a masterful speech delivered live on television from the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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