defended

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Boston Fed President Susan Collins, in an interview last week, lightly defended both the dot plot and the Fed’s current balance-sheet operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Trump, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, also defended the fund.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He also defended Airbnb, which in San José pays taxes just like hotels, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended sticking to her rules arguing they provide stability to the economy and gave "government bondholders the confidence to carry on buying those bonds".

From BBC • May 18, 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