defender
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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
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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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