Defend
Both words in one sentence
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Instead of trying to defend the clips as newsworthy, Gawker's legal defense was quite flippant, believing that their breach of Hogan's privacy was protected under the First Amendment.
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The treefolk still defend the woodlands, but the woodlands are so fetid and diseased that they must be protected with greater savagery.
Source: Bizarro Universe -
Luckily for him, this particular village was bound by tribal custom to defend visitors to the death, and they protected Luttrell from Taliban reprisals until he could be rescued.
Source: Sacred Hospitality
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