defender
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Donald helped pick up the slack Monday, and got a rollicking ovation in pregame as the last Rams defender announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Like when he somehow leapfrogged a defender while flying backward, a feat enshrined on the cover of the Madden NFL videogame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Former Premier League defender Curtis Davies believed the Gunners could put the result and display down to a "blip".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
She is a staunch defender of the Scandinavian country's famed welfare state, with an attitude that resonates with many Swedes, regularly topping opinion polls on the country's most trusted politicians.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Once you became an idea’s defender you had a harder time changing your mind about it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Cordero, 6-0 and 175 pounds, has shown excellent speed in breaking away from defenders while catching 20 passes for 455 yards and seven touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
We have seen De Zerbi's forwards in bigger spaces facing fewer defenders on numerous occasions this season already.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Gen. Yokoyama Isamu, commanding Japan’s 11th army, smashed into Hengyang on June 23 with more than a 2-to-1 troop advantage over the defenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Open models lag behind frontier labs by only a few months, driving down the cost for both defenders and attackers alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The defenders stood and cheered in the depression directly above what had once been Killconey’s tunnel.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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