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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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Brazil defender Dodo is set to leave Fiorentina when his contract ends in the summer, with AC Milan, Juventus and Barcelona linked with the 27-year-old.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Tottenham have made a big statement in a really convincing performance," former Arsenal defender Martin Keown told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Mr. Lévy is a longstanding defender of Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It was seen by many externally as a challenge to Carrick's authority, just eight days after United defender Lisandro Martinez criticised director of football Jason Wilcox and the club's summer recruitment.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Again the guardian who was her defender reiterated that exceptions could be made.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

At the same time as new tools speed up hackers, cyber defenders are also racing to fix the fast-growing volume of security bugs discovered by AI, before hackers can exploit the new flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The UN experts included the special rapporteurs on the right to freedom of opinion; on the independence of judges; on freedom of peaceful assembly; and on human rights defenders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

When security patches are released, it marks the starting shot in a race between defenders and hackers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Their deputy federal public defenders did not respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The defenders instantly obeyed as the showers of missiles increased.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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