defensive
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When firefighters first arrived, they were quickly forced out of the building due to “extremely rapid fire growth” and assumed a defensive position, battling the blaze with high-volume hoses, according to the Ontario Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
On Thursday, the pastor published a defensive blog post about the war and his church’s proximity to it.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
In a “risk-on” market, investors rush to buy up stocks that had been especially beaten down during prior bouts of defensive posturing, noted Cantor Fitzgerald’s C.J.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
The AI start-up added that Project Glasswing is “an urgent attempt to put these capabilities to work for defensive purposes.”
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
But there are also basic defensive strategies you yourself can employ.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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