defended
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Luis Binks defended well on his debut and Stephen Welsh came on after the red card and performed admirably again.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Kaiser has previously defended its arbitration system, saying it was fair for both patients and for the nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Some of the forces said they had now ended the practice, but others defended it as a way of putting "money back into policing".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Mark DiCamillo, the director of the Berkeley IGS Poll, defended the methodology, saying he has spent 45 years polling in California and eight years running the Berkeley IGS Poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Yes, he had defended girls-as-an-idea in front of Bartholomew.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
