defend
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I thank everyone who helps defend Ukraine and advances clear, fair steps toward peace!
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Even Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg had to defend the lack of succession planning during the lunch interval.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I think there’s a growing, sizable minority who thinks it’s fine, and they very aggressively defend it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"The cyber defence capabilities will enable enterprises and governments to defend themselves against threat actors that are jailbreaking closed models to perform cyberattacks," Mistral's Chief Scientist Guillaume Lample said in the statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
So this is my reply to their order not to defend my title here.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The most recent tally from NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners, said there were 344 such prisoners in the country as of September 18.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Housing costs are climbing, but James T. Butts Jr. defends the growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
With less than two years until she defends her Olympic crown in Los Angeles however, new rivals are looking ever more threatening.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The key issue is whether the law truly forbids us from pursuing democratic transition and whether it really defends the Communist Party’s perpetual rule,” Chow, who represented herself, said in her closing statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Extra butter for the youngsters, the problems facing today’s youth—you name it, and Mother defends the younger generation.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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Marc Guehi: Like Dias, a strong performance at centre-half and can take satisfaction from the way they defended, especially when Liverpool attacked The Kop end.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The interior minister defended the police by saying they had been under "so much pressure" after working for many hours non-stop and had been deployed to a new venue at the last minute.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Soberingly, the man who became the personification of a smash-mouth sport—and defended it—also grew to rue its hazards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Devan Meserve, a spokesperson for the Global Seafood Alliance, which runs the Best Aquaculture Practices program, defended the value of such inspection programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Okay! Fine. But I thought you were yelling at him,” she defended herself.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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His government re-established its authority across the country and restored it to its proper function of defending life and property without destroying democracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
He said its achievements over the past decade have included defending the country against cyber attacks, safeguarding democratic institutions and protecting "the critical infrastructure upon which daily life depends".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
"Tuvalu is disappearing. What good does it do if we take this decision? What good is defending your borders if there is no livable world left?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“There is a certain pride in being a Californian, certainly not held by everybody ... but i would think that the mainstream would be defending the state.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Whenever he’d fought monsters in the mortal world, Percy at least knew he was defending his home.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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