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as in defended
capable of being defended against physical attack
that nation has long insisted on having borders that it regards as defendable
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as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
your thesis had better be defendable for the attacks are going to be withering
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Permissioned data governance, a defended interface, auditability, supervised execution—these are trust rendered as an operating system, engineered into the stack rather than carried in a relationship.
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Speaking at Fortune’s Workforce Innovation Summit on Tuesday, the 31-year-old defended sweeping workforce cuts at Bolt—including a recent layoff affecting roughly 30% of employees—as well as his decision to eliminate the company’s HR team.
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There was a lot of justifiable angst leading into this summer’s tournament, from ticket prices to politics to something as simple as the vibes feeling deeply off.
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While some of the public comments veer into conspiracy-territory, the vast majority surveyed by Futurism express some justifiable anxiety at the idea of a for-profit tech giant spearheading a project like this.
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Machines accelerate how fast decisions are reached; humans remain accountable for why those decisions are defensible.
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According to Warner, business leaders need to look five to ten years out and work out which parts of their operations will still be defensible as AI capabilities keep advancing.
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And yet Sazan is also a protected area.
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The southern coast of Tenerife is a hotspot environment for the conservation of cetaceans in the wild, particularly within the protected Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Zone.
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Wissa added to his tally for Congo, who completed a 3-1 comeback against Uzbekistan and secured passage to the knockout rounds as one of the best third-place teams.
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Certain secured debts, such as mortgages or auto loans, remain attached to the underlying collateral.
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Croatia, which needed a second-half goal to beat Panama, must at least earn a draw to feel secure about advancing.
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Conflict in the Middle East has tested the region’s credentials as a secure place to build AI infrastructure, with two Amazon data centers targeted early in the war.
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“Defendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defendable. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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