defended
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Raman and her team have defended her various policy shifts, saying she made them after receiving new information, learning about changed circumstances or simply giving an issue a second look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
O'Neill has defended her involvement, saying she was standing with the local community in opposition to an Orange Order parade through the area.
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
Your brother would never have done it....Well, it was the truth, Harry thought as he ran on again; Dumbledore, who had defended Snape for so long, would never have held students ransom....
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
