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  • plural of defeat.
  • present tense form of defeat (3rd person singular).
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Jayden Maiava passes for 261 yards and five touchdowns as No. 14 USC defeats Louisiana 49-30 to head into Big Ten play next week undefeated.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Six successive home defeats in the league equals a grim club record dating back to 1920.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The gags are counterbalanced by generous helpings of schmaltz, with much talk of the power of the feminine and how sisterhood defeats all.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The Spurs 2016-17 team was the best in the league by most measures: best attack, best defence, fewest defeats, unbeaten at home in the last season of the old White Hart Lane.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

I hadn't been around to witness the defeats, only his victories, while I ran behind on my little legs, trying to catch up, asking him to wait up as he sprinted off on his adventures.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda



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