defended

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She laid out how O’Connor played along with this flagrant judge shopping—she actually quoted a past speech in which he defended judge shopping.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Lululemon also defended O’Neill, saying she had spent more than 15 years leading Nike’s apparel segment, and said she had established and built Nike’s women’s segment into a multibillion-dollar business.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Altman defended himself in the most dramatic exchanges of his testimony and cross-examination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Bidarian worked at the UFC during Rousey's historic run from 2013, where she defended her bantamweight title six times before defeat by Holly Holm.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

No competent astronomer defended the traditional Ptolemaic system once they had heard that Venus had a full set of phases; you had to be an ill-informed philosopher to do so.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton