Ukraine’s efforts to fend off Russia have shown signs of faltering.
Trump fended off accusations of racism made against him
it might already be too late to fend off a recession by cutting rates
leaving their counterparts elsewhere to fend for themselves.
to fend off: defenderse uno contra alguien o algo. If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, evitas que te afecte o te defiendes de ellos, pero a menudo solo por un breve espacio de tiempo y sin abordarlos completamente.