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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
fend .
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Examples
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"Everyone kind of fended for themselves," recalls Portland, Ore., franchisee Barry Cade .
Help From the Inside Richard Gibson 2011
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Tondo, with the help of Movistar teammate Juan Mauricio Soler, fended off attacks from second-place rider José Serpa Androni and counter-attacked near the end to widen his overall margin by four seconds.
Messineo wins in Argentina’s Tour de San Luis, Tondo retains lead 2011
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The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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It's a power reversal that a few weeks ago seemed far from the rebels' grasp, as Gadhafi's forces fended off repeated attacks around the capital city.
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Chu, meanwhile, ended the day with the same quiet defiance with which he fended off Republican attacks.
Solyndra hearing: unflappable Steven Chu endures five-hour grilling 2011
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I sat at your table, he reminded the actress, who looked a little put out when he approached her as she fended off admirers in the predictably rococo drawing room of the French Embassy, where the most discriminating after-party was under way.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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A public offering should bring a windfall for a group of hedge funds, led by Silver Point Capital LP and Elliott Management Corp., which together invested about $350 million in Delphi debt and fended off a purchase bid by former parent, General Motors Co. and Platinum Equity.
Delphi IPO Signals Auto Industry Rebound Jeff Bennett 2011
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Like many homeless and runaway young adults, these eight had eschewed the adult homeless shelters, and instead fended for themselves.
Kendra Hurley: New Orleans Tragedy Highlights Needs of Homeless Youth Kendra Hurley 2011
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The federal government fended off another targeted phishing attack in April, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Gmail Hack Targeted White House Devlin Barrett 2011
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And there was me expecting some dog to have come to the rescue of its owner and fended off a gator!
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