defend

Example Sentences

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"Our soldiers are defending our future, but may lose their own, so we wanted to give them that chance," is how MP Oksana Dmitrieva describes the law she helped draft.

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"In the end Girona deserved it, they had a lot of chances, we defended very badly," admitted Flick.

From Barron's

"I'm the most decorated female free skier in history," she said, defending her record.

From Barron's

Canada's Megan Oldham won gold with China's defending champion Eileen Gu - competing in a big air competition for the first time since winning the Olympic title four years ago - settling for silver this time.

From BBC

Last month the UK home secretary said she would "robustly defend" the decision to remove Shamima Begum's citizenship, according to a government source.

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