defensible

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In fire-prone areas, Cal Fire and local fire departments already enforce defensible space rules, and building codes require home hardening like covering vents with mesh to prevent embers from entering the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“Until that guidance comes, operators will have to make defensible choices without a clear framework,” Feldman told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Goldberg does not think so, arguing his firm's experience, research and technology make it defensible.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Yet putting legally defensible tariffs in place isn’t simple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Practices such as slavery that once had been considered acceptable were no longer morally defensible.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French