defending
Example Sentences
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Laura Phillips, defending, told the court that between 2007 to 2017 it was a business that had been operating legitimately "before it became dishonest".
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Peter Thiel, the arch-conservative PayPal co-founder, believed better data-sharing between agencies might have prevented 9/11, and built the company around a mission of "defending the West."
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Throughout the interview, the hosts repeatedly forced him into a position he cannot easily escape: defending Trump while simultaneously trying to present himself as something more palatable.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
Celinda Lake, a Democratic strategist and national pollster, said Newsom publicly defending his wife could also play well with voters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Germany was incapable now of defending itself, and the continuing Allied blockade of German ports was causing increasing misery.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
