defender
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Earlier this year, former England defender Anita Asante suggested extended gaps between league games hampers momentum and rhythm for fans.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
By contrast, Alonso is only likely to have three permanent members of his senior squad who came through Chelsea's Cobham academy: Levi Colwill, who played in that defeat, captain Reece James and defender Josh Acheampong.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The club have explored a number of defensive options, including holding talks over Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix and showing interest in former Manchester City defender John Stones and Como's Jacobo Ramon.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Chelsea are also in talks to sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix while assessing other options in the market, including Como's Jacobo Ramon.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He raced down the other way—just me, him, a defender and the basket.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
It made the idea of a clean, surgical war impossible to sustain and allowed the authorities to present themselves as the defenders of the Iranian people against foreign attack.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“We would try to talk about human rights defenders in talking points, only to have them struck,” said one former bureau employee, requesting anonymity for fear of retribution.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
He took two shots in the first seven minutes, both blocked by defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed the amendment, but his deputy Katherine Clark voted for it, as did former speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of Congress's longest-serving defenders of the alliance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Overcome by the sad events, the defenders left the hall, some to do guard duty, others to their beds.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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