defender
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The switch marks the second time this year the public defender has subbed in for a high-powered attorney in an L.A. celebrity murder trial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is confident Marcus Rashford will have a significant impact at the club this season.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Dixon-Wyatt dusted his defender off the line to catch a red-zone slant for a score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Ben is a lifelong Brighton fan who is feeling optimistic about the new season despite seeing more star players like striker Danny Welbeck and defender Jan Paul van Hecke leave the club this summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Anyway, I swung my leg back to kick, but the ball went rolling right under me, through my legs, to the other Palmetto defender, who cleared it away.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
From public defenders to college professors to public school teachers, people who were fired for social media comments about Kirk have received more than $5 million so far, paid for by taxpayers.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The less we can get him to stop his feet and do what we call ‘slash’ and pick edges of defenders and shoulder-punch them, the better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Although Hampton, a certified starter, only played in the Chargers’ opening series in Thursday’s preseason loss to San Francisco, he made waves in the two teams’ joint practice on Tuesday by bulldozing several 49ers defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
This opened up space for the Spurs' defenders to find attackers dropping deep.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“No defenders? No giant? This has to be a trap.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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