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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