defense
Example Sentences
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The defense called in six more witnesses, all of whom spoke to the peacefulness of the protesters.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
New Zealand Army Capt. Will Hutchinson, whose country is also boosting defense spending, said the scale of the drill and the way the troops were dug in on the beach were new for his soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Throughout the 15-month ceasefire that followed, he spent his time coordinating with repair personnel and civil defense crews to get the village running, even as Israeli strikes persisted across south Lebanon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Two US soldiers that disappeared while on a training deployment in southern Morocco were last seen near seaside cliffs and may have fallen into the ocean, a US defense official confirmed to AFP.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
“And get to defense positions! We got a Grootslang on our hands!”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing defense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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