defensive
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By then, the Rams aim to have defensive lineman Kobie Turner activated from injured reserve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
That lead is the most valuable defensive asset we have, and it is shrinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
It was efficient and highly professional from New Zealand, who conceded just 24 points across their three group games and once again exhibited their defensive parsimony during a hard-fought first period.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Egypt's parliament later approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's request to allow defensive military support for Saudi Arabia "if requested".
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
This outwardly aloof but blatantly defensive tone seemed to acknowledge, in its backhanded way, that his critics had struck a nerve.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
In general, do you have statistics on outcomes for forward defensives, cuts, drives, hooks, pulls, etc?
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Investors are now rapidly rotating out of those legacy growth stocks into what’s considered cheaper stocks, such as defensives and cyclicals, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
The AI boom has ensured it hasn’t, yet defensives should eventually see a catch-up trade.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Aaron Donald and Ernest Jones IV are gone, so Rams had big defensives plan when they drafted Florida State front disrupters Jared Verse and Braden Fiske.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
Few realize how important a role sound plays in what might be called the defensives of our every-day life.
From The Sign at Six by Stewart Edward White
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