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Three of the quartet were captain's picks, with the 22-year-old Woad the only debut automatic qualifier for the team that avenged defeat in Virginia two years ago.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Jujitsu is the Japanese martial art that uses an attacker’s force against him and through the clever use of leverage allows a smaller person to defeat a larger opponent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But Garrett failed to record a tackle, and was clearly not himself, in an embarrassing defeat by the San Francisco 49ers on Friday in Australia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He was two points from defeat in the first round, but rallied, played his way into form and did not drop a set from the third round until the final.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

There had to be some way to confront the Soviets, to eventually defeat them, without killing hundreds of millions of people.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Garcia has won 25 of his 28 professional contests, including 20 knockout victories, with two defeats and one no-contest.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

This feels like an important game for Ipswich after two successive defeats but I don't know why I am thinking they will get a point because that's not going to happen, is it?

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Their only defeats came within hours of each other at the Chargers Invitational, to reigning Southern Section Division I champion JSerra and Bonita Vista, the second-ranked team in the San Diego Section.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hardly surprisingly, the alliance did not last, and, following defeats of the English Navy by the Dutch, after 1672 France was left alone to invade The Netherlands.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

In Greek mythology, the volcano was associated with the burial of the giants Typhon and Enceladus after they were defeated by the Olympian gods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Lula defeated Jair Bolsonaro and was sworn in Jan. 1, 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Europe's fightback in the opening session was initiated by Swedish duo Maja Stark and Linn Grant who defeated Rose Zhang and Jennifer Kupcho 3&2.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

In the Massachusetts Senate primary on Tuesday, 80-year-old Sen. Ed Markey, who was first sent to Washington the year Jimmy Carter won the presidency, handily defeated a primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

I wanted to say that Germany would be defeated, that the war would end and everything would go back to the way it was.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Soon he’ll tell us he carried dozens of people on his own back while personally defeating the terrorists.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Some people have suggested defeating this by posting false information about yourself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hichilema himself won office in 2021 on his sixth attempt, defeating arch-rival Edgar Lungu in a landslide.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

One of his proudest moments was defeating a Brazil team on its home soil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

He was the American who had a fighting chance of defeating a Soviet champion.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady