fend
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This will involve Corlys Velaryon and his fleet trying to fend off an attack by Tyland Lannister and the Triarchy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
But such heavy commercial appeal erodes all that singularity, leaving queer people to fend for themselves in defining and celebrating their identities, apart from the pinkwashing.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
The workload increased dramatically after the war began when commanders rushed additional counterdrone systems to the Middle East to fend off Iranian attacks, Schiff said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But options to fend off the attacks Ukraine is facing right now are limited, said Jade McGlynn, Research Fellow at the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Over the next few weeks and months, Joe began to learn to fend entirely for himself.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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