defender
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Tryfman said the heavy caseload of a public defender has prepared her for the bench’s rigors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ross passed the bar in 1994, joined the Riverside County public defender’s office the following year and began as a Los Angeles County deputy alternate public defender in 2000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Anwar, a former political prisoner, has previously presented himself as a defender of human rights and freedom, and called for more to be done to help the Rohingyas.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Midfielder Patrik Berger says his then Borussia Dortmund team-mate Jurgen Kohler did not even know the Czechs were at the Euros... and the defender was in the Germany squad.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nick didn’t know it until the attack was under way, but he had a powerful defender of his own—good old Mom, the white queen.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who hasn’t appeared publicly since succeeding his slain father, referred to “the defenders of the Strait of Hormuz” in a statement issued in his name Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
On the Cougars’ next possession, Grant threaded a pass through two Cavalier defenders, finding Kyion Rattler for an apparent 55-yard score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Cordero, 6-0 and 175 pounds, has shown excellent speed in breaking away from defenders while catching 20 passes for 455 yards and seven touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
On the Giants seventh snap at SoFi Stadium, Dart went airborne to pass when he was crunched in between two Rams defenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The way he’d swept the defenders off the battlements...
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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