line of defense
noun phrase
: a way of defending oneself
the body's first line of defense against illness
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The first line of defense, of course, is to vote against Trump’s return to the White House.
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Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
What’s more, the first line of defense for combatting wrongness—peer review—is fundamentally broken, with absolutely no guarantees of filtering out innocent mistakes and guilty fraud.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
The problem with revenge For obvious reasons, experts don’t recommend revenge as a first line of defense.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 June 2024
Zion Williamson beat Mikal Bridges badly on a spin move in the paint and Sharpe was the final line of defense.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
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Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
What’s more, the first line of defense for combatting wrongness—peer review—is fundamentally broken, with absolutely no guarantees of filtering out innocent mistakes and guilty fraud.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
The problem with revenge For obvious reasons, experts don’t recommend revenge as a first line of defense.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 June 2024
Zion Williamson beat Mikal Bridges badly on a spin move in the paint and Sharpe was the final line of defense.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Line of defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20defense. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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