defended

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In response, the president defended the fund and lashed out at its critics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Trump, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, also defended the fund.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

She laid out how O’Connor played along with this flagrant judge shopping—she actually quoted a past speech in which he defended judge shopping.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“These strikes demonstrate that even the most heavily defended Moscow region is not safe,” the SBU said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

No competent astronomer defended the traditional Ptolemaic system once they had heard that Venus had a full set of phases; you had to be an ill-informed philosopher to do so.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton