defeat
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Clarke believes that crushing defeat put Scotland "on the back foot" for the remainder of their tournament, which again ended at the group stage.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
There were gurgling, cooing, month-and-a-half old newborns in Brooklyn and Westchester who had never known the soul-emptying pain of a crushing Knicks defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
So was the millions of dollars spent by outside interests to defeat it, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The Lionesses missed a chance to automatically qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup with a poor 4-0 defeat in Majorca on Friday.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Nah, Calvin. Everything makes perfect sense now. I was never meant to defeat Roho.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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