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"Spurs are dominant, chances, and you felt the tension growing - all of a sudden Spurs were just wanting to get to half-time. Once you defend with anxiety, things happen," Cole told TNT.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Pantoja dislocated his elbow when he fell while trying to defend against one of Van’s moves on Dec. 6 at UFC 323 in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Despite months of warnings about the capabilities of AI systems, the new intrusion shows how the complexity of today’s computer systems makes them difficult to defend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

As Charen notes, the tactic makes it hard to defend decency, because we “risk mockery by insisting that no, not everybody does it.”

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

She had strong opinions, and she wasn’t afraid to defend them.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

He defends with maturity and intelligence, and his technical level means he can support the team higher up the pitch.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

With how fast the tactical landscape changes in the Premier League, Carrick will have to be nimble in how his side defends against such solutions.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Represented pro bono by the Deborah Project, which defends Jews who are under assault in education, they could afford to keep fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

He explains his interpretive method and defends it against a hostile biographer—and his high-school English teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Extra butter for the youngsters, the problems facing today’s youth—you name it, and Mother defends the younger generation.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Ahead of the bout, Van defended his title in May against Tatsuro Taira, winning by technical knockout in the fifth round.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

In his letter to the Academic Senate, Frenk defended his words, saying he had neither criticized the law school nor questioned the validity of legal representation for people accused of horrific acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

They cut through Liverpool and had some nice patterns of play, but also defended well too.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tenev has defended the company’s push into tokenized stocks, arguing that companies can’t control the financial products created around their shares once public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Eteocles defended the gate which Polyneices attacked, and Antigone and Ismene within the palace waited to hear which had killed the other.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

A spokesperson for Novo said the personal-injury lawsuits are without merit and that the company is vigorously defending against them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Set-piece defending was an area Chelsea sought to address when they appointed Bernardo Cueva from Brentford two years ago.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Andrew Langdon KC, defending, told the court he was due to speak with the defendant in the coming weeks but expected the guilty pleas to be formally entered at the next hearing.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Donald Trump Jr. and his new wife Bettina later confirmed the news, defending the payments as a gift from a generous friend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The 586th spent the fall of 1943 defending Kursk and then the Ukrainian city of Kiev, newly liberated from German occupation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein