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- noun Plural form of
defense .
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Examples
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With his title defenses headlining the card, WWE started setting attendance records at the Boston Garden and Philadelphia Spectrum.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
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I have seen both of his title defenses since then and they have been boring.
Home Theater Forum Adam Gregorich 2010
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The title defenses were against Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A.,
PWInsider Latest Articles Buck Woodward 2010
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Because alcoholic family systems are often steeped in defenses such as denial and minimization, they may actively resist talking about the fear and anxiety they are experiencing.
Dr. Tian Dayton: Relationship Dynamics Within the Addicted/Traumatized Family System Dr. Tian Dayton 2010
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In the absence of better evidence, vaccines and antivirals must be viewed as only partial and uncertain defenses against the flu.
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Poland and the Czech Republic had based much of their future security policy on getting the missile defenses from the United States.
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In the absence of better evidence, vaccines and antivirals must be viewed as only partial and uncertain defenses against the flu.
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Skeptics say he needs to improve his blocking, but his size and uncanny ability to find openings in defenses will certainly get interest.
BYU - Team Notes 2010
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The very unique architecture described as a weakness in restoring systems after an attack, the fact that every company has a different set of defenses, is a benefit.
The Volokh Conspiracy » If you like the BP spill, you’ll love cyberwar 2010
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The very unique architecture described as a weakness in restoring systems after an attack, the fact that every company has a different set of defenses, is a benefit.
The Volokh Conspiracy » If you like the BP spill, you’ll love cyberwar 2010
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