defender
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His ability to improvise instantly when he senses a defender closing in is the best magic act in the South Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Senior running back Carson Vandermade wasn’t close to being touched by a defender on his way to the end zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The England defender, who joined Spurs as a youngster more than a decade earlier, had lucrative offers from Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
She hopes to one day work as a public defender and wanted to see Banks’ defense in action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Again the guardian who was her defender reiterated that exceptions could be made.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Her “no Mr. Nice Guy” approach to enforcing the terms of a lease is also within her rights, her defenders say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The quarterbacks kept running, leaving defenders unable to stop them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nvidia and CrowdStrike are addressing what they see as one of cybersecurity’s biggest gaps: the need for cyber defenders to harness AI at the velocity of cyber attackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
And ultimately, even though the two Bournemouth defenders decided to mark themselves, he was the one who got the goal.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
One of the defenders brought it forward toward midfield.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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