defender
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After he catches a pass, he looks up and gets excited if there’s a defender nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pras: The centre-back should continue to accumulate strong defcon numbers that netted 170 points last year as the fifth-highest scoring defender.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Malaga equalised in the last minute of normal time, when defender Calvin Bassey was penalised for a handball that allowed Eneko Jauregi to convert from the penalty spot to make it 2-2.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hoekstra, a relentless defender of President Donald Trump and a former Republican congressman from Michigan, has had a volatile tenure since arriving in Ottawa in April 2025.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
From the judge, the prosecutor, and the defender, there was no answer.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
This usually involves one or two defenders inside the penalty area, along with the goalkeeper.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a world where attackers and defenders have equal access to dangerous AI capabilities, defenders may not have the upper hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kerkez passes the ball to Ngumoha before making a run in-behind which drags defenders away from the ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Thompson has proven that so far in Chargers training camp, sprinting around defenders and maximizing his 5-foot-9, 170-pound frame in passing drills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Aerial reconaissance had revealed where the main concentrations of Japanese defenders seemed to be—in the southern part of the island.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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