defending
Example Sentences
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"Tuvalu is disappearing. What good does it do if we take this decision? What good is defending your borders if there is no livable world left?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Before he became Disney’s top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fights and taking on Apple while at Spotify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“There is a certain pride in being a Californian, certainly not held by everybody ... but i would think that the mainstream would be defending the state.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Then your opponent has to spend a lot of money defending himself.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
"They don't eat shrimp," their mother said, and Sandi was grateful to her for defending them from this dreaded, wormy food.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
