defense
Example Sentences
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It contains protein components usually associated with defense against viruses.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
But he is likely to limp on if his defense is true—that he was lied to or was misled by his own government, Travers said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The challenge, he says, was “how to make a book about defense procurement more than just a book about defense procurement.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Core European defense spending has doubled since 2019 and is expected to rise further External link, reaching 2.9% of gross domestic product—approximately 800 billion euros—by 2030.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
It isn’t known how much Fischer paid for his legal defense, but it probably wasn’t all that much since Suzuki was receiving pro bono advice and assistance from those who felt Bobby was being persecuted.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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