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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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They failed to press home their advantage after excelling in the first half against Chelsea and eventually lost 2-0 as experienced central defender Lisandro Martinez was sent off.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Aaron Donald, a three-time NFL defensive player of the year, came out of retirement to play with Garrett after the Rams acquired the elite defender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Newcastle's Dan Burn has been added to the England squad to play Croatia and Spain in the Nations League this week after Manchester City defender Marc Guehi pulled out with a hip injury.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

But a defender has to find every flaw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

What if she’d been able to afford to pay a lawyer to defend Richard when he was fourteen instead of letting him be represented by the public defender?

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

The law seeks to prevent situations whereby defenders have carte blanche to foul attackers, just because the opponent is offside.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Security experts have warned for years that companies will face a brutal reckoning once artificial intelligence hands hackers a lopsided advantage over corporate defenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Publicly-shared information to help defenders offers cybercriminals a how-to guide for speedy attacks—some of them within minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

He’s 6 feet 1 and 190 pounds, and definitely possesses the fearless gene the way he attacks defenders when he has the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Led by Constance, the defenders filed hurriedly off.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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