defense
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The White House maintained that experts from the state, defense, and energy departments have been involved in “all” of Witkoff’s negotiations.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
The aerospace and defense company posted a profit of $1.09 billion, or $7.68 a share in the second quarter, with sales up 5% at $10.88 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The 60-year-old general had come under criticism for the costly defense of Bakhmut, one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The company is building a backlog of future business, vying for military and defense contracts, CEO Mary Barra says on a call with analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The defense wall seemed unconquerable, and so, the Germans reasoned, if the Allies did attack, the attack would not take place on the Normandy beaches.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The New York Times reported that the new plane lacked the same security countermeasures, including anti-missile defenses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Iran has adapted to U.S. defenses, firing missiles that travel at extremely high speeds and can maneuver as they streak toward the earth, according to U.S. officials familiar with the attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
By the time they reached adulthood and became susceptible to Bd, their immune defenses were already well established.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Graham Platner has already quit the race to be the next senator from Maine, but defenses of the once-rising Democrat are only growing.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Just as during the insomnia plague, as Úrsula came to remember during those days, the calamity itself inspired defenses against boredom.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gilman started all five games for the Chargers this season with 22 tackles and three passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
This is his sixth season, all with the Chargers, and for his career has five interceptions and 21 passes defensed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Devon Witherspoon again made plays all over the place, including the early sack and a pass defensed, and eight tackles overall.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
The two rookies played well enough to keep the Rams out of the end zone all day, as Johnson got his first career interception and Valentine had three passes defensed.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
You know how it is said to Jeremiah, "Behold, I have made thee this day a defensed city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land."
From Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 by Ruskin, John
It's also impossible not to look at the fact we could of and should have done a better job of defensing it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2011
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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