defended
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Lango noted that “to be fair,” interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress “publicly defended the deals as smart investments” in her role as company CFO.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez defended their countries' right to develop their oil industries in their COP31 speeches.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
Kress publicly defended Nvidia’s role as a banker to the broader AI industry from critics who argue Nvidia’s efforts to prop up demand across the industry has left it more vulnerable to a downturn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
At Nottingham Forest, he defended intensely, pressed high and wide, and contributed to attacks.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
“But then, what would have happened to you? You would have just stood there, and let him do that, and you wouldn’t have defended yourself at all.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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