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If you don’t defend against Medicaid estate recovery, states are required to go looking for reimbursement, and real estate is often the only asset left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Baleba's dynamism could be especially valuable in a system where central midfielders are asked to defend large spaces and stop counter-attacks.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Volkswagen's CEO warned Sunday the company was in a "more than critical" state ahead of meetings with the car giant's staff where he will defend the company's savings plans.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

He added that the new tariffs are “a focused response to protect and defend our industries and allow them to compete with U.S. products in the Canadian market.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

It has been a few hours now since President Abraham Lincoln swore to “preserve, protect, and defend the United States Constitution.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The Puerto Rican defends her WBA and WBO featherweight titles against Argentina's Lucrecia Manzur on Friday in California, in the first world championship boxing event to be streamed live on TikTok.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“The key issue is whether the law truly forbids us from pursuing democratic transition and whether it really defends the Communist Party’s perpetual rule,” Chow, who represented herself, said in her closing statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

When a country defends its currency, it buys its own currency and sells foreign reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Defiant Tuchel defends decisions and says loss is 'scar we carry now'

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

I say, then, that the armies with which a prince defends his state are made up of his own troops, or mercenaries, or auxiliaries, or of mixed troops.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The chairman defended a $2.4 billion deal for the sneaker chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Say Agency acknowledged the controversy in a Telegram post last week, external, but defended its decision to bring West to Russia.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In response to a list of questions that ProPublica submitted to the governor’s office, a spokesperson defended the amendment using much the same language that critics call deceptive.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

“The approach to homelessness that Mayor Bass has led and defended has brought us here,” Raman said after LAHSA’s report was released.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Eteocles defended the gate which Polyneices attacked, and Antigone and Ismene within the palace waited to hear which had killed the other.

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

Druckenmiller’s conclusion is that “governments defending prices against fundamentals always lose.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

In June, Carlson announced he would no longer support the Republican Party after decades of defending it.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

The drills reportedly consist of two phases: the first, focused on defending against potential North Korean threats, was due to run until Friday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Asked about defending Taiwan, she rambled about making sure “we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

But by the early 1900s, their roles were expanding, and women were tough in defending their rights; they were determined to have a voice in the larger union efforts.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield