defend
Example Sentences
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"You have to be prepared to have the debate, and you have to be prepared to defend your position."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Regardless, a flood of copycat drugs is set to enter the market in the coming years, and betting on next-generation therapies like sac-TMT is central to Merck’s effort to defend its leading oncology franchise.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
And one of the key strategies to defend yourself — in addition to telling them you need to talk to your lawyer — is to refuse to do anything based on inbound contact.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Now that force is down to some 40,000 to 45,000 active-duty soldiers divided in three parts to defend the country’s east, west and center.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Some of the correspondents asked whether he was going to defend his United States Championship title in the Rosenwald tournament.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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