defending

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The report, Botterell noted, stated that the strategy during the Eaton fire was to prioritize “life safety first, perimeter control, and defending building as resources allowed.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Parents of children who have fought for extra time say they are tired of defending themselves, and call the cheating accusations offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I’m not sure it’s a hard rule, but it feels like one when considering the silly groaning over defending champion and freshly-crowned back-to-back NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"The right balance must be struck between individual rights and interests and the weighty public interests of defending freedom and security," it says.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The Marshalls have been active about the courts since the late forties, defending their good names with a most expensive ferocity.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan