defensive
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The volatility has prompted a major switch in market leadership from the cyclical to the defensive sectors resulting in a 15% outperformance of the latter over the last month alone.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
His other grandfather was a star defensive back at Michigan, and his father was a quarterback for the Wolverines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Would Aaron Donald, a three-time NFL defensive player of the year, consider coming out of retirement to play with Garrett, a two-time winner of the award?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Maresca's leaky backline continues to make defensive blunders and once Josko Gvardiol gave the ball away for Jair Cunha to open the scoring in the sixth minute, City were on the back foot.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
By the middle of 1985, the KGB had thrown the CIA on the defensive.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
“Clearly the ‘run it hot’ policy posture is done; not yet time for defensives but quality, value, and yield look prudent,” said the BofA strategists.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
In general, do you have statistics on outcomes for forward defensives, cuts, drives, hooks, pulls, etc?
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Although the current rally has been powered by tech, and much has been made of the sky-high price/earnings ratios in that sector, defensives are hardly bargains.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Aaron Donald and Ernest Jones IV are gone, so Rams had big defensives plan when they drafted Florida State front disrupters Jared Verse and Braden Fiske.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
Few realize how important a role sound plays in what might be called the defensives of our every-day life.
From The Sign at Six by Stewart Edward White
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