defended

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Ministers have defended the government's publications of documents.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Newsom defended the price-gouging protections shortly after they went into effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

De la Espriella also defended David Murcia, convicted of running a pyramid scheme that impoverished families across southern Colombia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But TemaCC's chief executive Taylan Ozcan defended Scott's performance, saying the rapper had been "at the heart of the event" for the entire evening.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Jefferson defended himself by claiming that his consultations with Bache were not clandestine meetings; he had met with Bache many times, true enough, but he was not, as the Federalists charged, “closeted” with him.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis