defender
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The club's recruitment strategy has been publicly questioned recently, of course, by defender Lisandro Martinez - and I am sure a lot of supporters agree with him and/or would like some clarity on that subject.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
"Tottenham have made a big statement in a really convincing performance," former Arsenal defender Martin Keown told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
This season has been a struggle for the England defender, culpable for both goals scored by Ipswich last weekend and being picked off by John McGinn deep in his own half for Villa's first goal.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Mr. Lévy is a longstanding defender of Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The queen had to find another defender or today’s ordeal would be the least of her travails.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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At the same time as new tools speed up hackers, cyber defenders are also racing to fix the fast-growing volume of security bugs discovered by AI, before hackers can exploit the new flaws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The UN experts included the special rapporteurs on the right to freedom of opinion; on the independence of judges; on freedom of peaceful assembly; and on human rights defenders.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Their deputy federal public defenders did not respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Leeds defenders know they can give him the ball under pressure.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Sometimes defenders have well over one hundred clients at a time; many of these clients are facing decades behind bars or life imprisonment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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