defenses

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Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, said that while the country hopes to avert conflict, it is hardening its defenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

While preparing for a threat of uncertain magnitude is challenging, major institutions are proactively updating their defenses.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The UAE’s air defenses downed two drones but a third got through and caused a fire, the officials added according to The Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Ferroptosis occurs when iron-driven damage to cell membranes overwhelms a cell's antioxidant defenses.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Only when he drew up, breathless, at his own doorway, flung it open and stepped inside, did his defenses crumble like faulty dikes.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw