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This more robust economic model could help China fend off the kind of threats posed by Trump's return to power.

Boulter then showed real grit to fend off Yuan in a marathon fourth game before closing out the set against the world number 45 with her sixth ace of the match.

Given the political hegemony enjoyed by vast corporate interests and institutional leviathans like the military, how is it that they can no longer fend off shakedowns by hack politicians?

USC quarterback Miller Moss went from fending off calls for him to be benched to directing the Trojans’ dominant offensive play against Rutgers.

Without U.S. support, the island of 23 million has little chance of fending off a Chinese military assault.