defenseless

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His resolve to protect the defenseless leads him to his most daring—and dangerous—act of bravery yet, one that will keep readers in suspense through the book’s heart-stopping final pages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

"This temporary state renders the shark defenseless, allowing the orcas to extract its nutrient-rich liver and likely consume other organs as well, before abandoning the rest of the carcass," explained Higuera.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

There are no defenseless children in “Alien: Earth.”

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Basically, the Sheep are the defenseless majority who are completely unwilling to acknowledge the inevitability of real danger, and trust the system to take care of them.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman