defenses

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Such claims are often hard to win, as the government has many defenses it can raise against them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

While it isn’t clear whether the Army’s new integrated system would have prevented this or other attacks during the war, officials said it would improve air defenses in general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The brain has its own built in immune defenses that help detect threats and protect nerve cells.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Matthew Stafford is a master at reading defenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The Martians of H. G. Wells and Orson Welles, preoccupied with the suppression of Bournemouth and Jersey City, never noticed until too late that their immunological defenses were unavailing against the microbes of Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan