fend
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But with consumers watching every penny, it’s been forced to spend extra money to fend off private-label and other competitors.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
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
Fernando Alonso, in the week in which he welcomed the birth of his son, was 18th, managing to fend off the Cadillac of Valtteri Bottas.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
“Seeing the richest and largest companies unable to fend off a litigation like this expands the scope of plaintiffs lawyers who will be willing to mount similar cases.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
In exchange, supplicants pledged their votes, helping the Democratic aldermen who filled the city council to fend off their Republican opponents.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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