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“The West isn’t used to this approach and doesn’t have mechanisms to defend against it,” says Nicholas Eftimiades, a former Defense Intelligence Agency official who has written several books on Chinese espionage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Ukraine has discovered a new way to defend its capital city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

He denied the accusations, but did not appear in court to defend himself.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Hegseth told reporters that he was ready to defend his record.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

By April 2006 Lippmann’s superiors at Deutsche Bank were asking him to defend his quixotic gamble.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Blocking agents defends Amazon’s ability to advertise and sell directly to consumers—many of whom are Amazon Prime subscribers and won’t change where they shop just because their agents are cut off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

With less than two years until she defends her Olympic crown in Los Angeles however, new rivals are looking ever more threatening.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Puerto Rican defends her WBA and WBO featherweight titles against Argentina's Lucrecia Manzur on Friday in California, in the first world championship boxing event to be streamed live on TikTok.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

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

The government has consistently defended its security operations as lawful and necessary to maintain stability.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Lango noted that “to be fair,” interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress “publicly defended the deals as smart investments” in her role as company CFO.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

After allegations emerged about Huang's ties to Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, Trump this week defended the Nvidia boss and said he had no idea Alice Huang was allegedly spying for Beijing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Huang has also vocally defended the technology against concerns that it could lead to widespread catastrophe:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

“My father had some of his business partners over,” Scipio defended himself.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

Singer Ian McNabb will no longer be inducted into a music Hall of Fame after publicly defending convicted rapist Russell Brand.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

No fewer than 15 parties hold seats in the Dutch parliament, from those defending the interests of people over 50 years old, to a farmers' party.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

While die-hard laetrile supporters were unfazed, the public grew more and more uncomfortable defending it.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

“I wonder if it’s worth it to try defending ourselves against this kind of weapon,” said retired French Lt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

In his next five games, Bobby won three and drew two; one of the draws was with twentyseven-year-old Arthur Bisguier, the defending United States Open Champion and one of the strongest players in the nation.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady