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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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Evans emerges as both a fierce defender of Holmes and a person with great influence over her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has issued an apology following his controversial remarks criticising the club's hierarchy.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, watching for Match of the Day, described it as "great entertainment", but "not a normal game of football".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I think every role that I play has a little bit of me in it, and I basically play Kenny Boy if he became a public defender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

And as he did so a great fear fell on all, defender and foe alike; and the hands of men drooped to their sides, and no bow sang.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

A handful of defenders noted that the new press secretary had only a day to get ready for her debut.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Macrophages are among the immune system's most versatile defenders.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

These arrangements are designed to give defenders a head start, rather than make every advance equally available to attackers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

His crisp finish, though a forest of defenders, was a first in his fourth appearance for Coventry, having already won the early penalty.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Sometimes defenders have well over one hundred clients at a time; many of these clients are facing decades behind bars or life imprisonment.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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