defenses

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Lai said he would continue efforts to strengthen the island’s defenses and is willing to engage with China on equal terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Senior defenders Chase Hellie and Everett Rolph and junior goalkeeper William Russo led one of the best defenses in program history under coach Jimmy Borell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Ferroptosis occurs when iron-driven damage to cell membranes overwhelms a cell's antioxidant defenses.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The video displaying Russia’s state-of-the-art military equipment on Saturday sought to showcase the reach of its air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 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