defender
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Ezri Konsa: On his first Arsenal start, he won more duels than any other defender and was joint-top for possession won in the first half.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Police are investigating an incident between Cardiff defender Krystian Bielik and home supporters during Portsmouth's 2-0 Championship win on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Faced with an early fourth down, he heaved a pass deep down the sideline for Dixon-Wyatt, who leaped over a defender to reel in a 31-yard reception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
His ability to improvise instantly when he senses a defender closing in is the best magic act in the South Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
My grandmother—besieged yet again, and now with doubled ferocity—assumed the role of public defender for Jagu.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
But it ended the same way, with a pack of USC defenders descending all at once, leaving Fresno State with nowhere to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
It helps to have a dynamic, special athlete in junior receiver Jalen Flowers, who contributed one touchdown on a short pass, slipping away and outrunning helpless defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Liverpool are well stocked in that department when you include promising teenage defenders like Mor Talla Ndiaye and Ifeanyi Ndukwe, who impressed in pre-season.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nvidia and CrowdStrike are addressing what they see as one of cybersecurity’s biggest gaps: the need for cyber defenders to harness AI at the velocity of cyber attackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Since then, and for many years after, Jefferson’s family members, his biographers, and other defenders denied that Jefferson was the father of Sally’s children.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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