fend
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Then, in a last-ditch effort to fend off Hong’s insurgency, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had previously suspended his campaign, reentered the race less than a month before polls opened.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Alliance members, including SpaceX, Microsoft and Palantir, are developing open-source programs to help companies fend off AI cyberattacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Burnham has suggested that his government will offer Britain one last chance to fend off the far right.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The two stores tell a tale of two Cubas, one, fast disappearing, in which the state provides for all, and another, newer, in which people are increasingly forced to fend for themselves.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
It had quickly become obvious that they wouldn’t be able to maintain over five hundred different blockades or fend off the massive influx of gunters.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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