fend
fend
fended
fended
Verb 
Hur används ordet fend
- "And just as he had to fend off the still-toxic socialist label at home, so he had to take care not to be stuck with the equally toxic ” isolationist ” label abroad. ” ” The consequent erosion of American power was going very nicely when the unfortunately named Arab Spring presented the president with several juicy opportunities to speed up the process."