defended

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Yet Jonathan’s arrest Tuesday sent shock waves through Catalonia’s close-knit business community, which has for months defended the fashion scion’s innocence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In a post on Substack, Steyer defended his campaign’s use of paid social media influencers and said that it had been transparent about their use.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

She laid out how O’Connor played along with this flagrant judge shopping—she actually quoted a past speech in which he defended judge shopping.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

But the legacy of the mechanical philosophy was not simply modern versions of the argument from design, which are still widely defended in the form of Intelligent Design.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton