defend
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Americans attempting to use superior closed-source models to defend themselves from attacks often find their efforts stymied by the filters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"I see myself as someone who tries to defend his country's narrative," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
On Thursday they were unable to defend 430 as Sri Lanka pulled off the second-highest chase in ODI history and three days later a last-wicket stand of 89 secured an incredible win for Pakistan.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
In a new study published in NAR Molecular Medicine, Kainov and his colleagues investigated how JAK inhibitors influence the body's ability to defend itself against viruses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Kennedy vowed to defend the freedom of West Berlin.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Blocking agents defends Amazon’s ability to advertise and sell directly to consumers—many of whom are Amazon Prime subscribers and won’t change where they shop just because their agents are cut off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The most recent tally from NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners, said there were 344 such prisoners in the country as of September 18.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Housing costs are climbing, but James T. Butts Jr. defends the growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
American Garcia defends his WBC welterweight belt against 29-year-old Benn at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In August, Vincent defends his art, his process, and takes Van Rappard to task for his judgmental nature.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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When a Times reporter emailed the company, Miller called back and defended the business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A Justice Department lawyer defended the process but conceded it was a first for him as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Rauf defended his first 18 balls then cut loose to his 19th, hammering Crocombe for four then running away and throwing his bat in the air to begin the joyous celebrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, has also defended their father, accusing their brother Thomas Jr. of fabricating the allegations for financial gain and claiming the computers had been outside their father’s possession for two years.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
She did not—she could not—outlive the grief of her inheritance, but she embraced and defended the most fragile of her children from the will of the strong.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Dubbed 'The Bosnian Brick Wall' by fans, he has helped Leeds boast the second meanest defence in the Premier League behind defending champions Arsenal.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Chiquita has complied with relevant requirements and worked closely with California regulators to design and develop a complex hazardous waste management program. We look forward to defending ourselves against the state’s unwarranted accusations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Costs of defending against such litigation, regardless of merit, are considerable,” the prospectus says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
"It is also about defending respect for society's right to access information and news through journalists and independent media," said the columnist for the BirGun daily.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
"Besides, I wanna try it out here. Maybe I'll like it," Fifi said, defending her choice to us.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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