avenge
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Lancers are motivated to avenge their defeat to JSerra in the semifinals of the Chargers Invitational on Aug. 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
On Thursday they have a chance to avenge an Aug. 15 loss to Westlake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Much-fancied Japan beat the five-time champions 3-2 last October and - 20 years on - will look to avenge a 4-1 defeat in the 2006 group stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
If the Spurs beat Oklahoma City to advance to the Finals, the Jackals will have a chance to avenge the lowest point of their season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Jon did not want to risk Ser Malegom or Ser Brus or any of the queen’s other knights trying to avenge him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
"I named him Muhoozi, which means vengeance, such that when someone wrongs me, he avenges," Museveni once explained.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
There’s also the typical trend where, in matchups this tight, the results often even out, meaning Miami avenges that 2022 loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
He avenges his London 2012 loss to South African rival Chad le Clos with a 200-meter butterfly victory and his 20th career gold.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020
Archbishop Murphy avenges last year’s semifinal loss vs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2016
He was a sort of Bradman, top of the battling avenges.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
No, he says, a dutiful son avenged his father.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead, the expansion Tempo avenged a four-point defeat two days earlier with a 106-96 victory Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
His only blemish remains a draw with Frazer Clarke, a result he emphatically avenged with a first-round stoppage.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Flamengo's win avenged their 2-1 defeat to Palmeiras in the 2021 Libertadores final and leaves the famous Rio de Janeiro club firmly on course for a hat-trick of trophies in 2025.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
She came into her own with the women who had despised her, by being more moral than they; she avenged herself on Cholly by forcing him to indulge in the weaknesses she despised.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
When Alexander, not yet 30 years old, crossed the Hindu Kush, his conquest tipped from plunder, expansion and avenging Persian invasions into an epic and increasingly confused fantasy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Taylor suffered her sole career loss in 26 fights against Chantelle Cameron in Dublin in May 2023 before avenging the defeat later that year.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Anyone who likes this kind of pulp knows these avenging angel characters are more or less the same: intense, taciturn, minimalist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
The same, by the way, was true of Nat Turner and John Brown—bloodthirsty monsters for some, avenging angels for others.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2024
It was about avenging him, which, like preparing the dead, must be accomplished in silence and secret.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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