| defend champion | 56.75 | So long, defending champion. | ||
| defend title | 36.80 | I defended the title. | ||
| defend decision | 30.02 | He defended his decisions. | ||
| defend action | 17.51 | He defended his actions. | ||
| defend right | 15.93 | We are defending our rights. | ||
| defend currency | 9.74 | Hong Kong is well equipped to defend its currency, too. | ||
| defend record | 8.76 | The BBC defended its record. | ||
| defend policy | 8.62 | And he defended his policies. | ||
| defend position | 7.83 | He defended his position. | ||
| defend practice | 7.11 | Fuchs defended his practice. | ||
| defend use | 7.11 | Israel defends use of torture, again. | ||
| defend plan | 7.04 | Bush defended his plans. | ||
| defend country | 6.98 | I defended my country. | ||
| defend interest | 5.53 | Everyone is defending the interests of his own farmers... | ||
| defend program | 5.33 | Rubin defended the program. | ||
| defend law | 4.41 | Orban defended the law Sunday. | ||
| defend territory | 4.21 | They are not just defending territory. | ||
| defend effort | 3.95 | Dodd defends his efforts. | ||
| defend president | 3.82 | He has always loyally defended the president. | ||
| defend city | 3.69 | He was killed defending his city. |