defense
Example Sentences
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Last year, Beijing put new license requirements on exports of those magnets, allowing it to cut off the supply of the products to industries from automakers to defense contractors, potentially grinding them to a halt.
The defense attorney had objected to the harsh penalty for a twelve-year-old’s first offense and requested a stay, which is the legal term for stalling.
From Literature
He wants his quarterbacks to call their own play at the line of scrimmage based on how the defense is lined up.
“I’m trying to improve on my defense staying low, in my stance and staying in front of my man.”
From Los Angeles Times
“So, forgive us, if we have skepticism of any claims of self defense,”according to Tooson, who is representing Porter’s mother, Franceola Armstrong.
From Los Angeles Times
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