defense
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“Anduril has excelled at producing hardware with these capabilities and Palantir has the software expertise. Both companies also have a reputation for rapid iteration as nontraditional defense contractors,” Luria said.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
"Both the State and Murdaugh's defense skillfully presented their cases to the jury as the trial court deftly presided over this complicated and high-profile matter," the justices wrote.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Once primarily a maritime law enforcement agency, it now serves as the island democracy’s first line of defense.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Without that defense, ferroptosis becomes unavoidable, leading the senescent cells to die.
From Science Daily • May 13, 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
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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