defense
Example Sentences
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The Google model provided detailed breakdowns of the Netherlands’ stingy defense, strong midfield and easy schedule as part of its reasoning for the upset.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The average operating profit margin for an aerospace and defense company in the Russell 1000 is closer to 17%.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Following the end of the Cold War, the U.K. slashed its defense budget, diverting funds into healthcare and other welfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But conspiracy thinking is not a knowledge problem; it is an identity defense mechanism.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
They wanted to use their dangerous solo Yak fighters for something more obviously heroic than defense.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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