defended
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Bacqué defended Le Monde’s reporting, saying the newspaper’s sources were “as close to the group as you can get.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Out of possession, Rogers usually defended as a left midfielder in Emery's 4-4-2 but is capable of pressing in the front two alongside a traditional number nine.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Earlier this year, Kennedy defended his record, telling a congressional committee that “there’s a global measles epidemic. We’ve done better in preventing it than any country in the world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hartig defended that drive to put moments in context because it’s what gets her up in the morning.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Still, William B. Pine—a U.S. senator from Oklahoma who was a wealthy oilman and had defended the guardianship system—began to lobby government officials for White and his men to be fired from the bureau.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
