Word: defend
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Japan has not lost her defensive power, her power to defend what she has already won in Malaya, the Indies, the Philippines, and to defend her home islands and cities. Japan's early conquests, the U.S.'s early losses and the barriers which they raised between Japan and the U.S. are as formidable today as they ever were...
...stands up against Naziism performs a grave duty and takes part in a real crusade to defend not only the independence of all peoples but also the Church and Christian-as well as human-civilization. . . . Honor, therefore, be to the allied nations who give the blood of their sons in this noble cause...
...Judging from the number of high-ranking Army officers who play the game, they must regard handball not only as one of the best conditioners but definitely a stimulus of the competitive instinct upon which the generalship of the military strategist depends. Those who have seen Unlucky Joe Platak defend his title will appreciate TIME'S apt comparison to Joe Louis. Both are veritible tigers of energy and courage. Perhaps TIME'S article will get Unlucky Joe out of the Great Lakes scullery and place him in a service commensurate with his exceptional talents...
Madeline's pious, sad-looking mother had come from Stillwater to hold Madeline's hand; and old, lean Judge James Springer had also come from Oklahoma to help defend an old friend's flashy little daughter...
forces played only a minor part. The Battle of the Java Sea was led and lost by a Dutchman. The subsequent loss of the Langley, sent by the Navy with planes to defend Batavia, was a creditable long-shot bet that failed to come...