fend

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He said that ServiceNow works with major companies and can leverage those longstanding relationships to fend off competition from new vendors hawking agentic AI offerings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Governments around the world are using everything from four-day workweeks to air conditioning bans to urge citizens to change their behavior to fend off the worst oil-and-gas crunch since the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Hamilton was then left to fend off Leclerc and the two Ferraris battled for three laps before the Monegasque took the place into Turn One on lap eight.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

"This time, we are left to fend for ourselves," Hiam added.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

I have learned how to fend off grief.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth