defend
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“Who would I have to defend myself against?” he asked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Anthropologist Anastasia Piliavsky, part of a group called Ukrainian Cosmopolis which aims to defend freedom of thought and speech, believes Russian-speakers are being made to feel like second-class citizens who are deprived of their heritage.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The question is whether the institution employing them is willing to defend its own independence, and in recent days there have been several notable answers.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Wolves will defend their territory, so they can pose a risk to nearby dogs and coyotes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
She couldn't defend herself without getting her friends in trouble.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The administration defends its dealmaking as an economic boon in the long term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
He explains his interpretive method and defends it against a hostile biographer—and his high-school English teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Defiant Tuchel defends decisions and says loss is 'scar we carry now'
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I say, then, that the armies with which a prince defends his state are made up of his own troops, or mercenaries, or auxiliaries, or of mixed troops.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
NBC defended Kristen Welker after Trump attacked her over accurate reporting on his primary endorsement record.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Bellingham sometimes defended like a second left-back last season. I told him I do not want to see that anymore. I made a deal with him."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ruffalo defended himself, saying he was not being antisemitic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
American forces later defended against missiles launched at Jordan, which hosts nearly 4,000 U.S. troops, U.S. military officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He had not laughed at Emenike as Kayode and the other boys did, but he had not defended Emenike either.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Rams play the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks twice in the final three weeks, with a game at Tampa Bay sandwiched in between.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"We're not playing an intellectual puzzle game," Judge Indira Talwani reportedly told a lawyer defending the restrictions, in remarks widely picked up by US media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Matthew Roberts, defending him, said he was of "clean character" and "well behaved" before the incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We will continue defending the interests of the Argentine nation tooth and nail,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Secret Service, which was already responsible for defending the government against fraud and counterfeiting.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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