defense
Example Sentences
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With another apparent setback for Reaves adding to the Lakers’ desperate search for continuity, the team put up another inconsistent performance on defense in a 119-96 loss to the Rockets at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times
It includes an 8.8 trillion yen defense allocation and increased interest payments.
The Eagles tore apart Kansas City’s defense while Philadelphia’s defense throttled Patrick Mahomes, who threw an interception returned for a touchdown long before he threw a touchdown of his own.
The Lakers, without any individual shutdown defenders, need a perfectly executed team defense to compete.
From Los Angeles Times
The country’s defense minister and the head of its air force, speaking at the same event, said Israel would move to prevent new threats.
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