defended
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He was also heavily criticised for mistakes in the second leg of the 2025 Champions League semi-final defeat by Inter, when Flick came out and publicly defended him.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Becerra has defended his record at HHS, arguing that the Trump administration had left the agency ill-equipped to care for so many children and disputing the number of unaccompanied minors who were “lost.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Abbott’s spokesperson in a statement Friday defended the policy move as necessary because less than 10% of data centers responded to the state’s requests for them to report their power and water usage.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Knox has defended the show, saying on her Instagram account that her performance “honors Meredith Kercher’s memory and calls out the violence that was done to her and to me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Tony could do it,” Florence defended me, “if he wanted to.”
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
