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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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This season has been a struggle for the England defender, culpable for both goals scored by Ipswich last weekend and being picked off by John McGinn deep in his own half for Villa's first goal.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Mr. Lévy is a longstanding defender of Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mixed into that negativity has come explosive post-match comments from experienced defender Lisandro Martinez, attacking the recruitment, and Fernandes, attacking Carrick and his tactics.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Kessler is the lob threat, rim-runner, screen-setter and defender Doncic has thrived with in the past when leading the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Cole’s father had refused to pay additional legal fees, and now a public defender would be assigned.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

When security patches are released, it marks the starting shot in a race between defenders and hackers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Monitoring reports show thousands of accounts and posts have faced suspensions, reduced visibility and sharing limits, including journalists, human rights defenders, civil society actors and content creators," they said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

David Ross is an alternate in the Torrance branch of the public defenders office and also works in Bellflower and Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Leeds defenders know they can give him the ball under pressure.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

It was a great favorite with the defenders at nighttime, especially when she made it to her own recipe.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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