defend
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But his resignation letter also included pointed criticism of Reeves's Treasury, which he said had been "unwilling" to "commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“I think we simply haven’t seen where things will ultimately go yet, and therefore how these regional partners are best suited to defend themselves, but they do need big partners like the U.S.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Nvidia can defend its position by making its systems more valuable overall, including through performance, software support and reliability.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
These receptors have played a central role in understanding how crops recognize and defend themselves against blast disease and other infections.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
He saw now how that had served him: In refusing to defend himself, he’d failed to defend Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Blocking agents defends Amazon’s ability to advertise and sell directly to consumers—many of whom are Amazon Prime subscribers and won’t change where they shop just because their agents are cut off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Justice Alito defends the chief from that criticism by reflecting on the ways in which both judging and umpiring require experience, study and perspicacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The most recent tally from NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners, said there were 344 such prisoners in the country as of September 18.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
With less than two years until she defends her Olympic crown in Los Angeles however, new rivals are looking ever more threatening.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He calls me daughter, and defends me, and says he’s proud of me, and calls me pretty and smart—all the things I always wanted to hear from my own father.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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He defended the decision to prioritize production of the outgoing RAV4 last year, saying the 2025 vehicle remained “red hot” even as the newly updated one was right around the corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It is about what happens when corporate power no longer values a news organization’s independence as a principle to be defended.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
In an extraordinary twist, Dan Cogdell, one of the lawyers who defended Paxton during the proceedings, has since endorsed Talarico.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Barden defended the government's choice, saying if people disagreed with the UK attorney general's decisions they could always seek a judicial review.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Throughout our history, there have been African Americans who, for a variety of reasons, have defended or been complicit with the prevailing system of control.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Britain lost nearly a million men defending France and Belgium in the Great War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
NRF2 plays an important protective role in cells by regulating hundreds of genes involved in defending against damage and maintaining normal cellular function.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
They have won two of their first three matches in the United Rugby Championship so far this season, including beating defending champions Leinster in their first game of their campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
That added to concerns about the whole AI-tech complex, but Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on Thursday lifted spirits by defending the company and its health.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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
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