defeat
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The “Histories” of Herodotus, likely composed in the mid-fifth-century B.C., recounted the Persian defeat as a paradigm of the perils of reckless imperialism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Wardley, whose rise from white-collar boxing to world champion remains one of the sport's most inspirational stories, suffered the first defeat of his professional career but enhanced his reputation in the process.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Nobody in either country voted for any of this, but perhaps the enduring lesson of the Cuban tragedy is that change is always possible, even in the darkest hour, and defeat is not forever.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The seventh seed has struggled with lingering knee tendinitis throughout the season, with a defeat by Alexei Popyrin at last week's Geneva Open his first match since March.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The defeat hit the German people like a thunderbolt.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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