defeat
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Her quest is not to defeat all of the monsters, but to always remember that every zombie was, like her, human.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Yet defensive AI can spot anomalies, trick and defeat AI hackers, and report threats at speeds humans cannot match.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Matthew Stafford passes for more than 300 yards and Davante Adams has nearly 200 receiving yards as the Rams defeat the Giants after Jaxson Dart is injured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sunderland boss Regis le Bris refused to comment on the allegations following the Black Cats' defeat at Manchester City on Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The defeat hit the German people like a thunderbolt.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Ugly back-to-back defeats have the Los Angeles Chargers off to the first 0-2 start of the legendary coach’s career—and it only becomes more difficult from here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But a first league victory was vital for them too after three defeats in their opening four games.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
To deem a film whose worst mistake is some inherent goofiness as “insidious” defeats the entire point.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Jayden Maiava passes for 261 yards and five touchdowns as No. 14 USC defeats Louisiana 49-30 to head into Big Ten play next week undefeated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Even a half-remembrance of this episode, along with myriad other humiliations, defeats, and emasculations, could stir him into flights of depravity that surprised himself—but only himself.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
Nithya Raman, 45, has served on the Los Angeles City Council since 2020, when she defeated incumbent David Ryu to represent a district that includes Los Feliz, the Hollywood Hills and Sherman Oaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos 31-10 in quarterback Patrick Mahomes’s first game back from knee surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers 59-37 in a season opener that featured a combined 96 points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In Greek mythology, the volcano was associated with the burial of the giants Typhon and Enceladus after they were defeated by the Olympian gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
By the fall of 1776, Washington, Billy Lee, and the defeated Continental Army had barely escaped with their lives.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Soon he’ll tell us he carried dozens of people on his own back while personally defeating the terrorists.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Union soldiers found themselves unable to re-enact defeating them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Eagles then beat AEK Larnaca, Fiorentina and Shakhtar Donetsk in the knockout rounds before defeating Rayo Vallecano in the final in Leipzig to win their first European trophy.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hichilema himself won office in 2021 on his sixth attempt, defeating arch-rival Edgar Lungu in a landslide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Bobby started off with a win against Arthur Feuerstein, defeating the young up-and-comer for the first time.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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