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  • present tense form of defeat (3rd person singular).
  • plural of defeat.
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defeats







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WASHINGTON—President Trump suffered one of his most personal legal defeats earlier this year when a judge ordered his name to be taken off the front of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"That defeats essentially every operational flood warning system in the world," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

City had suffered a chastening 3-0 defeat by champions Arsenal in the Community Shield last Sunday and were heading towards back-to-back defeats to start the season.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Clarke ended his seven-year reign earlier this summer after Scotland failed to progress from the World Cup group stage after a victory over Haiti was followed by defeats by Morocco and Brazil.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“It is light that defeats the dark,” he said stammering,—“light.”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin



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