defended

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In recent remarks, Fed Gov. Michael Barr defended the central bank’s size, arguing that a bigger Fed makes banks more resilient, helps money markets function, and improves the stability of the financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

She also defended her decision to launch the program without an extensive planning process.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

A pastor she’d known since childhood defended her on Facebook against anti-abortion attacks.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

He also defended fox hunting which he said was the most "humane form pest control".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

In 1980 in Montreal I was handed a pamphlet which rejected Newton’s account of gravity and defended a modified Cartesian account.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton