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"We must defend freedom of the press," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Wolves will defend their territory, so they can pose a risk to nearby dogs and coyotes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Anthropologist Anastasia Piliavsky, part of a group called Ukrainian Cosmopolis which aims to defend freedom of thought and speech, believes Russian-speakers are being made to feel like second-class citizens who are deprived of their heritage.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The question is whether the institution employing them is willing to defend its own independence, and in recent days there have been several notable answers.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Mostly, though, the guerrillas are symbols of resistance, especially after Manila is declared an open city and the Americans no longer actively defend it.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“The key issue is whether the law truly forbids us from pursuing democratic transition and whether it really defends the Communist Party’s perpetual rule,” Chow, who represented herself, said in her closing statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

With how fast the tactical landscape changes in the Premier League, Carrick will have to be nimble in how his side defends against such solutions.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

He explains his interpretive method and defends it against a hostile biographer—and his high-school English teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But he ably defends Alys from a group of invaders, relying on muscle memory and — perhaps — a sense of honor to pay her back for saving his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

He calls me daughter, and defends me, and says he’s proud of me, and calls me pretty and smart—all the things I always wanted to hear from my own father.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Even today I thought we defended very well.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

NBC defended Kristen Welker after Trump attacked her over accurate reporting on his primary endorsement record.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Wright on Wednesday defended NABEP's "highly successful track record of producing large volumes of oil in Venezuela," adding: "That's a business partner you can believe in."

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ruffalo defended himself, saying he was not being antisemitic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

German newspapers defended the sinking as a justified act of war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Minutes before the Chargers played defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City in a Week 2 game, Herbert got the nod over slated starter Tyrod Taylor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

And both of their games against the defending champion Seattle Seahawks are in the last three weeks of the season, a finishing kick that the Rams do well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Luke Littler overcame defending champion Luke Humphries to claim the Czech Open title in Prague.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

But now that we’ve both experienced our sons defending someone else’s thesis, I believe I can speak for the two of us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

She looks a little surprised that I’m defending my dad.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender