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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
defend .
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Examples
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Godin defends his pal Anderson by building a straw man opponent and knocking it down and pretending that he knocked out Gladwell.
Godin vs Gladwell vs Anderson on the Price of Free | Managing Greatness 2009
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Mark Field: Libertarians have traditionally been associated with so-called “federalism”; Prof. Somin defends it here regularly, as do others.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bruce Bartlett’s Attack on Libertarianism 2010
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I fail to understand why the Obama Admin defends the Bush Admin so much.
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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Palin defends Obama birth certificate inquiries « - Blogs from CNN. com
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Libertarians have traditionally been associated with so-called “federalism”; Prof. Somin defends it here regularly, as do others.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bruce Bartlett’s Attack on Libertarianism 2010
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Well, the Cheney again defends his despicable actions which violated the rule of law, American values, morality and common human decency.
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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - McCain defends his ‘bearings’ « - Blogs from CNN. com
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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Pelosi blasts, McCain defends Bush comments « - Blogs from CNN. com
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McCain defends Palin during Jewish call (JTA) – John McCain and Joe Lieberman defended Sarah Palin during a conference call with Jewish leaders and supporters.
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USATODAY. com - Bush once again defends legality of electronic surveillance programs
USATODAY.com - Bush once again defends legality of electronic surveillance programs 2006
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