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  • plural of defeat.
  • present tense form of defeat (3rd person singular).
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defeats







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After two one-sided defeats in the first two Tests, the tourists have revamped their squad and backroom staff for the third and final match of the series at Edgbaston.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Pakistan have a history of making eccentric decisions in the wake of defeats.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

But Djokovic surely doesn’t love having his defeats turn into other people’s career mountaintops.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

WASHINGTON—President Trump suffered one of his most personal legal defeats earlier this year when a judge ordered his name to be taken off the front of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

This was going to be one of the worst defeats in Little League history!

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon



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