defense
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For the past year, defense and artificial intelligence have captured investors’ imaginations, leaving green energy out in the cold.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
While management insists the weakness is temporary, Boychuk says the explanation “doesn’t align with the momentum and industry activity,” observed at CANSEC, a Canadian defense and security trade show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Batson established a three-part framework for racial juror challenges: Defense counsel challenges a strike, the prosecutor gives race-neutral reasons for it, then defense counsel has the opportunity to rebut those proffered reasons as pretextual.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
It goes on defense, interest on the national debt, healthcare for veterans, and defense.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
“It’s a disgrace,” charged the deputy minister of defense, shattering his glasses on the table.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" 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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