defense
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Centennial’s defense was top notch all night, only allowing two third-down conversions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The home team’s defense ratcheted up the pressure, however, not giving up another score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The first was to take the war to the terrorists overseas rather than play defense here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
That deal, to be negotiated over the coming months, aims to codify cooperation in a range of areas, including defense, critical minerals and energy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Chess Life, indignant at the disrespect shown Bobby, came to his defense, calling such articles “Fischer-baiting” and proclaiming them “utter nonsense.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
We began working through basic hapkido hand techniques, defenses designed to control an attacker through redirection of force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
You can see something similar in the body politic, when the sudden appearance of something new and confusing kicks societal defenses into overdrive.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Canada offered support Thursday to boost Ukraine's air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Jordan’s armed forces said its air defenses engaged 20 ballistic missiles and destroyed 18, while two fell in unpopulated areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“The vault in question was empty at the time,” snapped the goblin, and Harry understood that even though Griphook had left Gringotts, he was offended at the idea of its defenses being breached.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
This is his sixth season, all with the Chargers, and for his career has five interceptions and 21 passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Gilman started all five games for the Chargers this season with 22 tackles and three passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
He had 32 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 31 passes defensed, 12 interceptions, 17 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
As it was, his official stat line in Sunday’s 20-10 win over Arizona ended up looking like not much — three tackles and one pass defensed.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
You know how it is said to Jeremiah, "Behold, I have made thee this day a defensed city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land."
From Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 by John Ruskin
It's also impossible not to look at the fact we could of and should have done a better job of defensing it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2011
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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