defense
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In November, it acquired Less Common Metals, a U.K. maker of rare-earth metals required to produce magnets used in the auto and defense industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
This suggests that the bees' defense may begin early in development, before adult behaviors play a role.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Three years later, Martin was still a key component to the Raiders’ defense in a Super Bowl victory over Washington.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Concealing the use of such informants from the defense, as happened in Carruthers’ case, is a serious breach of a prosecutor’s obligation to disclose potentially exculpatory information.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Anya felt herself simmering, wanting to speak up in Alfhercht’s defense, but knowing it would only get her in trouble.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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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