defenses

Example Sentences

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This decline weakens immune defenses and contributes to the increased vulnerability to infections seen in older adults.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The IMF warned that emerging and developing countries, "which often have more severe resource constraints, may be disproportionately exposed to attackers targeting regions with weaker defenses."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

An interceptor system’s highly detailed missile-tracking data, for instance, can be hard to share in real-time with other military systems, including the defenses of allied nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Zone Zero is just one layer in a home’s fire defenses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

He tore out a blank page so that he might sketch Norfolk and its defenses for his friends.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson