defend
Example Sentences
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Two months from now, the World Baseball Classic takes center stage — led by Ohtani and the defending champions from Japan.
From Los Angeles Times
The Foro Penal legal rights NGO, which defends many of the detainees, gave a much smaller tally of around 180 freed.
From Barron's
The blaze was threatening a neighboring four-story apartment building so commanders ordered firefighters to defend it, the department said.
From Los Angeles Times
Others have focused on defending the Fed’s independence.
The Sirius patrol, tasked with defending a huge, largely uninhabited swathe of the island in the northeast measuring 972,000 square km, travels across the ice by dogsled.
From Barron's
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