fend
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Unable to fend off any of the seven break points she faced, the 30-year-old was not helped by an unforced error count of 22 compared to just four winners.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But as Walmart worked to grow online to fend off Amazon, leaders focused again on expanding the retailer’s appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Then, in a last-ditch effort to fend off Hong’s insurgency, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had previously suspended his campaign, reentered the race less than a month before polls opened.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Burnham has suggested that his government will offer Britain one last chance to fend off the far right.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
He knew it meant certain death for him—he was too sick and his leg was in too much pain to fend for himself in the jungle.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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