defend
Example Sentences
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However, despite having to defend himself repeatedly for not using Mainoo often enough, Amorim feels the United academy product will eventually be the future of the club.
From BBC
The Administration could better defend these new ships if it were putting up the money required to expand U.S. naval power.
"Individuals and communities have displayed spontaneous bravery, instinctively placing themselves in harm's way to defend others," said the King.
From BBC
The European Union and several member states strongly condemned the move and vowed to defend Europe's regulatory autonomy.
From Barron's
Thailand on Thursday defended its military's demolition of a Hindu statue along the border with Cambodia, saying the removal was carried out to assert control in a disputed frontier area.
From Barron's
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