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Following the ruling, Meta said the company remains "confident in our record of protecting teens online and will continue to defend ourselves against claims that misrepresent the facts."

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The commission ruled against Mr. MacCarthy on that claim but then appeared as a party to defend its ruling when he appealed to New Jersey state court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Paramount Skydance must wait until March to defend its proposed $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

But as the science shows, this weight regain is not due to a lack of discipline; rather, our biology is doing exactly what it evolved to do: defend against weight loss.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

All she could do was awkwardly defend the cow.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

On March 11, Dr. Fauci describes a disagreement with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which he defends Mr. Trump’s decision not to impose a travel ban on the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

"We're always strong, we pool our strength and one defends the other," María Luísa explains as she sits on a sofa next to her sister.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The district defends its conduct as legal and, last week, restored funding to the Black Student Achievement Plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

"I am going to vote for whoever defends the peace process," he said ahead of the runoff.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

Christina defends Will’s plan; the Dauntless-born initiates vote for offense; everyone argues about who should make the decision.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Warner Bros defended the campaign, stating it had been prepared with "due responsibility to consumers and society" and was not designed to create fear or offence.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Jamil later defended her post, pointing to the “young girls” who are watching the situation unfold, adding, “We don’t have to pretend we are blind because it’s a pop star.”

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended his policies against criticism from European and U.S. leaders after a migration crisis in Ceuta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Carr last year defended the FCC’s approval of the Paramount merger with Skydance, saying it “advances the public interest.”

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Germany’s war plan was to sweep across Belgium and invade France from the weakly defended north.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Yousef, whose community strongly promotes gender equality, said she also wants to work on "defending women's rights and enshrining them in the country's constitution".

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Open, where he’s the defending men’s champion and one of the tournament’s biggest draws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Given their embrace of Piker, it’s no surprise the Pod Bros were also among the most ardent backers of Platner, defending him like an expensive red sports car.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

During the Edward Snowden leak in 2013, he was effectively the public face of the intelligence community defending against Snowden’s revelations.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

His know-it-all tone helped bring defending Spiritualists out in force.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock