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defeat

[dih-feet] / dɪˈfit /






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The Lionesses missed a chance to automatically qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup with a poor 4-0 defeat in Majorca on Friday.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

France, beaten finalists in 2022 and tipped to make a deep run this year, rounded off their preparations in style as Michael Olise struck a hat-trick in a 3-1 defeat of Northern Ireland in Lille.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“After battling an injury and having to sit out her sophomore season she could’ve let that defeat her, but she fought hard to be at her best.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Down the coast, a San Diego measure that would impose an $8,000 to $10,000 annual tax on second homes looks headed to defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

How could we do what Teresita told us would defeat the lechuzas?

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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