defense
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Left last week took the unusual step of testifying in his own defense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The semiconductor giant has spent the past few months playing defense in the artificial-intelligence chip war —but the world’s biggest company by total market capitalization has struck back.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Increasingly Pacific nations understand that defense spending is more than a necessary bulwark of national security.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
These cells act as an early defense system, helping prevent cancer from spreading throughout the body.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
When the court recessed for lunch, Ellsberg walked to the defense table, fell into a chair, and sobbed.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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