defensive
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All that’s left are defensive denials, evasions of Nazi collaboration and the faint hope that something higher has survived.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
While Arteta's Arsenal have put up impressive defensive records this season, they also look to keep the ball during games.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Since at least the Obama administration, the U.S. had been largely focused on defensive measures to protect elections, like multifactor authentication and encryption, which make it harder to compromise systems in the first place.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Orgeron played defensive line for four years at Northwestern State, then started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater in 1984.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The men who were already stationed on the airfield ran to push the newcomers into the defensive trenches, protecting them with their own bodies.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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