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[fend] / fɛnd /


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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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