defended
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The government has consistently defended its security operations as lawful and necessary to maintain stability.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
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
“I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed,” Heard wrote on Instagram after the settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
This approach posed problems for teams who defended in a zonal manner - defending specific areas rather than individual players.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Okay! Fine. But I thought you were yelling at him,” she defended herself.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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