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Given their season only began two weeks ago against Australia, Mitchell has been quick to defend his side's rustiness.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Now it is a vulnerability, spreading its available air defenses thin across a landmass that is difficult to defend in its entirety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Washington should make defensive AI a national research priority: systems designed to identify dangerous capabilities in other models, monitor autonomous agents, detect deception, and defend networks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Mr. Peters denies the claims and disputes the characterization of events. He will respond through the appropriate legal channels and intends to vigorously defend himself. We will not comment further at this time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

When the Germans reached high ground behind the Aisne, they began to dig furiously, preparing fortified trenches that they would defend against Allied attacks for the next four years.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Housing costs are climbing, but James T. Butts Jr. defends the growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He defends with maturity and intelligence, and his technical level means he can support the team higher up the pitch.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

“The key issue is whether the law truly forbids us from pursuing democratic transition and whether it really defends the Communist Party’s perpetual rule,” Chow, who represented herself, said in her closing statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Standing by his new jet as passengers stream on to it, bound for a summer break in Croatia, Kevin Doyle from EasyJet defends putting more planes into the sky.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Hugh defends his former school, saying, "Well, isn't that the whole point of a field trip? To see something new?"

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Some on social media have defended the novel, arguing that the work of Black writers receives disproportionate scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

England's total was also the lowest they have defended in a full ODI since July 2022 – before their dismal 2023 World Cup or their winless run at last year's Champions Trophy.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Vice President JD Vance defended the press ban.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Biggs has defended his handling of the matter, pointing to his background as a prosecutor and his past votes to decertify the Colorado City Police Department.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

The animals defended me—they fought bravely and destroyed the RECOs.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

The White House said in a statement, “These public service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Henry Pollock has brought an end to his contract stand-off with Northampton, saying it was ultimately "a very easy decision" to sign an extension with the defending Prem champions.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Many people, including me, urged him to do so, but he refused because leaving would be abandoning what he had spent his life defending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

They gave impassioned remarks defending the name of the body of water just a few blocks down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

It wasn’t long before they’d started defending him over me.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi