fending off
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Verstappen's first lap in final qualifying was enough to take pole, his time fending off a second lap from Leclerc that was 0.054 seconds off pole.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Between the hours Urschel spent fending off nose tackles and studying eigenvalue problems, he barely saw the woman he would marry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
For a second day, Meta is fending off accusations by a coalition of US states that it deliberately designed its products to hook children and gather their data while misleading the public.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The company had been fending off criticism for its AI spending, especially as cloud growth had been held in check.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The plane was so clumsy that it was difficult to fly in the tight formations that were critical to fending off attack.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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