defense
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Shula enters his third season overseeing a defense remade by the March trade for All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie, the signing of cornerback Jaylen Watson and the trade for Garrett.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Bridges is another key to New York’s playoff rampage, a stopper on defense who’s suddenly reborn offensively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, Rivera was barred from seeing his family and denied the right to a defense during his detention.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Airbus, whose defense business sits mainly in Germany, pushed back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Of course, in his defense, Kathy didn’t think that her moshom had been in quite the same situation she had found herself in.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing defense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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