defended

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Her reputation precedes her, so everyone gets a superstar’s whistle when being defended by Brink.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

As homosexuality was still illegal, these paintings also defended a way of life.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Once, when a housemate defended his dissertation at Fordham, two residents made the trip out to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

NASA's administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the makeup of the space agency's latest Artemis crew, an all-male group.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She always went to the same places—first to the Monterey County Bank where she was admitted behind the shining bars that defended the safe-deposit vault.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck