defender
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His flip pass to a running back bounced off his teammate and into the waiting arms of a Mater Dei defender, setting up Sekona’s run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
A deputy federal public defender representing Brass did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Volsche says many a cat-dad defender wrote in arguing that they were perpetuating negative stereotypes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Deputy public defender Walid Kandeel has said that Burke was "entitled to a defence that takes his circumstances seriously and carefully examines the evidence".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
She wondered if having been appointed her defender at the trial, he was now to be her overseer.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
The 49ers unsurprisingly held and promptly drove 99 yards to score on a 15-yard pass from Brock Purdy to Deebo Samuel between three confused defenders to clinch it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“As models become increasingly capable, their risks will increase, unless AI developers and society’s defenders act to make them safer.”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Both monks have portrayed themselves as defenders of Buddhism against what they describe as Islamist extremism, although Gnanasara has denied any role in the riots.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Real Madrid forwards Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr also make the shortlist, as do Arsenal defenders Gabriel and William Saliba.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He was dribbling a basketball through the chairs, weaving skillfully through the inanimate defenders, the fantasy of crowd-choked arenas lighting up his mind’s eye and his ear filled with the applause of phantom thousands.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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