defended
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At the time, a Romney spokesman defended the holding by asserting that the tax treatment of his IRA “is the same for Gov. Romney as it is for every citizen of the U.S.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Response: In response to questions from ProPublica, VA spokesperson Quinn Slaven defended the agency.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ishbia, 46, defended the deal, saying it was a strategic partnership that gave his company access to Oaktree’s expertise in the mortgage sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Having defended her original comments, she said recently that she now wanted the conversation to return to what was happening on court.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In a column he wrote for our neighborhood’s weekly newspaper, Barack calmly defended his choice to stay with me and Malia in Hawaii.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
