defender

That free-kick taking defender, the undervalued forward, out-of-position goal-getter or cheap keeper posting clean sheets.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

London City Lionesses defender Jana Fernandez has signed a new contract, keeping her at the club until 2029.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Mistral, for its part, has been a staunch defender of open-weight models, saying they give users the flexibility to tailor them to their needs while protecting their data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Gabriel’s father, Joe O’Cearuill, was a defender who played for Arsenal, mainly in the lower leagues, and briefly for Ireland’s national team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

When told I'd better hire a good attorney, I ask them to give me a public defender, whoever's available—it makes no difference to me.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

"Our client's choice to consent to removal should not be seen as an endorsement of this court's legitimacy," public defenders Matthew Farley and Mary Manning Petras said in a statement to The Washington Post.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

That size and athleticism often leaves defenders with no recourse but tugging, grabbing and hanging onto Smith for dear life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The 49ers unsurprisingly held and promptly drove 99 yards to score on a 15-yard pass from Brock Purdy to Deebo Samuel between three confused defenders to clinch it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“As models become increasingly capable, their risks will increase, unless AI developers and society’s defenders act to make them safer.”

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The team’s best defenders hadn’t returned this season, so Luma had to find replacements from the pool of boys who turned up for tryouts.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John