defended

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Defended loosely by the Tigers’ Jason Sutherland, Edney shook his counterpart as he crossed half court with a behind-the-back dribble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

Sarah Storey - Defended her women's C4-5 cycling road race title at the Tokyo Paralympics to become Great Britain's most successful Paralympian of all time.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2021

Defended by a vigilant immune system and a web of blood vessels—the blood-brain barrier—designed to keep foreign molecules out, the brain makes cancers such as glioblastoma particularly difficult to treat.

From Nature • Dec. 3, 2019

More: Here’s How Lindsey Graham Defended His Unorthodox Positions In what was perhaps the most forceful moment for any candidate, Graham argued that he would be a forceful commander-in-chief.

From Time • Oct. 28, 2015

These lectures were his "Theology Explained and Defended," first published in 1818.

From The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut by Greene, Maria Louise