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defensive

[dih-fen-siv] / dɪˈfɛn sɪv /


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Riccardo Calafiori: Not allowed to attack as much as usual but a solid defensive performance from the left-back.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Levi Colwill: The England defender was part of an overall poor defensive display but did not make any obvious errors himself.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“You can’t replace Derwin,” defensive coordinator Chris O’Leary said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The same defensive structure was rebuilt, a hamlet or farm was established on a nearby hilltop, and people were buried in a cemetery between the two areas.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

“I’m twenty-three,” I said, trying to keep the defensive tone out of my voice.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

In general, do you have statistics on outcomes for forward defensives, cuts, drives, hooks, pulls, etc?

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Instead, they say the best way to think about the market is just to group all sectors into three buckets — cyclicals, defensives and growth.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

As Durham writes, “discounted cash flow models don’t say defensives are cheaper than the overall market or tech stocks particularly. They’re just as stretched.”

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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