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  • present tense form of defeat (3rd person singular).

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Zverev had long been dubbed the best player of his generation to have never won a Grand Slam after a string of near misses - including three defeats in major finals.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The wider frustration is that the most egregious defeats under Stokes and McCullum have come through mistakes that were self-inflicted.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

All this combined to produce a desperate situation Slot could not control as the damaging defeats piled up, leading to an inevitable conclusion.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Most advisers caution clients against this because it defeats the purpose of the conversion.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

While we had heard some talk of German military defeats on the various fronts, we were not sure if they were credible.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel



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