defended
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It now dumps Mr. Khan, once he can no longer be defended with a straight face, but otherwise carries on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
French Digital Minister Anne Le Hénanff defended the speed of the law's implementation ahead of the vote "because age-verification tools already exist", the agency added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Kissinger, in contrast, defended the bombing of Cambodia until he died peacefully at the age of 100.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Okay! Fine. But I thought you were yelling at him,” she defended herself.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
