defense
Example Sentences
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Sierra Canyon’s pressure defense helped produce 18 turnovers.
From Los Angeles Times
"Uncertainty acts as its own tax on the economy, and one of the first lines of defense that firms do is they freeze hiring," she said.
From Barron's
In addition, seven Chinese naval vessels sailed into the waters around Taiwan, the defense ministry said.
Two communication errors on defense proved costly for the Bulldogs, who took a bus from East Los Angeles on Friday, stayed overnight and were set to return after the match.
From Los Angeles Times
Experts estimate it could take two ships per tanker, or a dozen ships to guard convoys of five to 10 tankers, to have the necessary air defenses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
