defended
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The British Museum defended the allocation for guests of the hotel, which is one of its sponsors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, who previously led the investigation, has defended his office's previous decision not to file charges in the case, arguing they were not given enough evidence to meet the legal threshold.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The French government defended on Thursday its plans to cut spending and raise taxes as it tries to thread the needle between jittery debt markets and public discontent over the rising cost of living.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
His office also successfully defended California’s transgender athlete policies against the Trump administration’s Title IX claims, defeated the challenge to its Proposition 39 description and secured some early wins in the Paramount case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Before the yellow fever epidemic, even the doctors who disagreed with Rush on medical matters would have defended him against Cobbett’s irrational assaults.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
