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
Over a wheezing harmonica and lightly strummed guitar, the title character sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Holloway was looking to avenge his defeat by McGregor when they first met in 2013 and takes his record to 28 wins in 37 fights.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
It often took years to repay a favour or to avenge a wrong.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
"I named him Muhoozi, which means vengeance, such that when someone wrongs me, he avenges," Museveni once explained.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
This is the fantastical force that not only avenges Marina’s murder but saves other women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
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
It was Season 2 when Renly died, and it’s at the end of Season 5 that Brienne avenges his death.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2015
He was a sort of Bradman, top of the battling avenges.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Hernández avenged his ill-fated inside-the-park home run attempt — he was thrown out at the plate on an aggressive send two innings earlier — with a well-struck RBI single.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
They would trade leather a further two times after Taylor had avenged her sole professional career defeat by Chantelle Cameron to become a two-weight champion.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
No, he says, a dutiful son avenged his father.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
The impressive Simpson avenged the only loss of his career, when Williamson upset the odds to stop him in the 10th round in December.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
When Locri was destroyed by one of his legates, the Locrians were not avenged by him, nor was the arrogance of that legate corrected, all this arising from his easygoing nature.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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
The Highlanders ran the ball again and again in a 50-16 victory over North Hollywood on Thursday night, avenging a loss to the Huskies in last year’s City Section playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 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
Gary Klein’s pick: If the Rams’ offensive line was at full strength and the secondary not depleted, they would have a better chance of avenging last season’s playoff defeat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
The avenging mouse swung the sword up high; a million lights flashed from its deadly blade as it struck.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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