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Meanings of defend against in English

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Usage of defend against in English
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Similar mechanisms to defend against unwanted takeovers are common among Dutch companies.
Reuters
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Rice spokesman Paul Leonard said she was prepared to defend against it.
Reuters
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She said it will defend against allegations of misstatements in offering documents.
Reuters
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They were equipped specifically to defend against slake-moths, in case of escapes.
Perdido Street Station
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Plants employ a two-tier innate immune system to defend against invading pathogens.
Pubmed
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What mattered now, the important thing, was to defend against the noise.
Spitting off tall buildings
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He's used to glamour, he can defend against it, and he's smart.
Cold Days
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In turn, the host expresses antiviral restriction factors to defend against infection.
Pubmed
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They'll make the island a lot easier to defend against the Chadassa.
The call of kerberos: twilight of kerberos
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Admiral Davidson told Congress his forces cannot defend against new Chinese hypersonic weapons.
News.com.au
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A less conventional attack, however, could be harder to defend against.
Reuters
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Still, the deal is not specifically aimed to defend against Murdoch, Ingrassia said.
Reuters
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Through Project Crucible we worked to defend against, and to dismantle, that work.
The panic zone
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Because of this they have been quite easy to defend against.
The Guardian
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Plants must effectively defend against biotic and abiotic stresses to survive in nature.
Pubmed
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He told lawmakers to appropriate money to defend against potential lawsuits.
Reuters
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South Africa
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United States of America
Common
Ireland
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