defense
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the Navy employed a remotely piloted drone boat from defense company Saronic to rescue the crew of an Apache helicopter struck near the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But this week’s confrontation with Israel, the first time Iran engaged in direct hostilities in defense of an ally, represents a significant shift, said Sadegh Larijani, head of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Missile defense systems, orbital data centers, asteroid mining and Mars colonies: The final frontier beckons with untold riches and glory that Rocket Lab and others are racing to claim.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
US Central Command later said that the US Air Force and Navy had command and control, defense and surveillance stations.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
But in my defense, it had seemed like a good idea at the time—a way to include her in something important to me.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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