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I thank everyone who helps defend Ukraine and advances clear, fair steps toward peace!

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Even Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg had to defend the lack of succession planning during the lunch interval.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

In an unusually fiery speech last month at the United Nations General Assembly, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten vowed to defend the ICC "in my country, in my city".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We started to realize how much teams don’t prepare for it or don’t anticipate having to defend it and how often mistakes can happen,” shortstop Taylor Walls said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

They’d fashioned sticks into fake spears and pretended the two of them alone could defend their city from the creatures of the Greater Jungle, the monstrous beasts of legend.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The most recent tally from NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners, said there were 344 such prisoners in the country as of September 18.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

American Garcia defends his WBC welterweight belt against 29-year-old Benn at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Represented pro bono by the Deborah Project, which defends Jews who are under assault in education, they could afford to keep fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

When Stephen’s mom tries to blame me again, my mom defends me.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

He got the car well enough alongside to make a legitimate passing attempt, but Piastri defended his position robustly, the cars touched, and spun in unison.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Soberingly, the man who became the personification of a smash-mouth sport—and defended it—also grew to rue its hazards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Devan Meserve, a spokesperson for the Global Seafood Alliance, which runs the Best Aquaculture Practices program, defended the value of such inspection programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

This week, he defended his role in the protests, saying he feared that police might hurt the students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“You know, where Horatius and his two friends defended the city from an invading army? Now, there was a brave Roman!”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

He said its achievements over the past decade have included defending the country against cyber attacks, safeguarding democratic institutions and protecting "the critical infrastructure upon which daily life depends".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"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

Perhaps because they had fallen into that angry silence, they walked quietly enough to come upon One Horn, the magnificent buck deer who had lost half of his antler rack defending his island territory.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich