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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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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

Lambert was critical of individual performances in the defeats by Rangers as well as the remarks of defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, who spoke of playing "too random" and "getting a script and sticking to it".

From BBC 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

For students of color at Princeton, she was like an über-mentor, our ultra-hip and always outspoken defender in chief, and for this she was universally appreciated.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

Spotting weaknesses in systems, for example, is useful for defenders looking to block hackers, but also for attackers hunting for ways to infiltrate an organisation.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

The holding midfielder, usually Rodrigo Bentancur, anchors the midfield in front of Spurs' two central defenders with this trio remaining fairly fixed.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Manning has plenty of defenders, arguing that this a kerfuffle about nothing, that Manning is a college kid reacting like a college kid to a fake video of something that didn’t happen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

However, the main concentration of Japanese defenders had been where we made our landing.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac




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