defender
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Dixon-Wyatt dusted his defender off the line to catch a red-zone slant for a score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Jackson would become the latest player in Villa's summer rebuild following the arrivals of record buy Johan Manzambi, midfielder Joao Gomes, goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and defender Matteo Ruggeri.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
They were also involved in a deal widely described as a "PSR swap", which saw defender Ian Maatsen join Villa and Omari Kellyman, who is now at Strasbourg, move to Chelsea.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Non-strikers, including midfielder Steve Sidwell and defender Khalid Boulahrouz, also wore the shirt, although some supporters would argue Tammy Abraham performed well as the number nine before his move to Roma.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Do you wish to speak?” the defender asked Kira.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Her defenders saw her as the political force holding together a notoriously difficult coalition.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
From public defenders to college professors to public school teachers, people who were fired for social media comments about Kirk have received more than $5 million so far, paid for by taxpayers.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The less we can get him to stop his feet and do what we call ‘slash’ and pick edges of defenders and shoulder-punch them, the better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Eyebrows were raised before kick-off when Maresca decided to field a team consisting of six players that can play as defenders, but the serious questions cropped up during the warm-up.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But near Enugu, the civil defenders had blocked the road with tree trunks and old rusty drums.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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