defensive
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If adversaries can identify exploitable weaknesses at machine speed, the traditional defensive model—detect, investigate and respond—is under far greater strain than most admit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The Lakers expect the same defensive pressure from the Rockets, who are ranked sixth defensively.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
“However, as volatility increased during the back half of the quarter, clients took a slightly more defensive posture,” Verdeschi said, according to a FactSet transcript.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Both could play in a two or three man central defensive formation.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
An ironic sign in a war zone at a US defensive position seven miles northeast of Saigon, 1969.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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