defenseless
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The line that set off the frenzy, in its entirety, is: “He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Even today, this is a community that is essentially defenseless and at the mercy of the government,” Kermanian said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Fragile is the flesh of defenseless populations, tried by so many wars, ongoing or concluded, leaving behind rubble and open wounds," the pope said at the mass in St Peter's Basilica.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
In a true sense, we would be defenseless!
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
Japan’s military had taken such a beating by this point, the country was nearly defenseless against American air raids.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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Power Suffix: -less
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -less
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