defeating
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New Zealand, fresh from defeating Scotland, are the visitors to Cardiff next Saturday before Australia play at the Principality Stadium on 21 November.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
WendyQuest, the 15-hour, retro videogame from Wendy’s, offers real food rewards for defeating bosses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But defeating Lawler is a top priority for other Democrats, including Assemblymember Didi Barrett, who said she’d seen him be “a real jerk,” in the state assembly.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Open after defeating fellow American Frances Tiafoe in a five-set semifinal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
History is cluttered with the wreckage of nations and individuals that pursued this self- defeating path of hate.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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