be defeated
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Previous installments of the “X-Men” films are more typical of the superhero genre, with grand CGI battle sequences and a foe or foes that must be defeated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
If Iran was to be defeated or driven to the negotiating table, the battles would need to be won in the air and at sea, U.S. officials have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Kagan insists that the Fourth Amendment cannot be defeated by slicing invasions of privacy into pieces small enough to appear constitutionally insignificant.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Many of the players expected to challenge Sinner are floundering, with a glance at the leading French Open seeds offering little suggestion that he can be defeated.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
I wondered how anyone could give himself so selflessly to a forsaken land, refusing to be defeated by the considerable odds against him.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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