defender
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Defensive partner Dylan Lawlor is also missing from the 28-man squad - he is yet to appear this season because of a knee problem - as is fellow Cardiff defender Ronan Kpakio.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Gabriel’s father, Joe O’Cearuill, was a defender who played for Arsenal, mainly in the lower leagues, and briefly for Ireland’s national team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The defender, who has three caps at under-21 level, has started strongly for The Potters in the Championship, who are unbeaten in their last four games, with Graham an ever-present.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Minutes later, Manning found transfer receiver Cam Coleman with a deep ball—that Coleman mishandled, letting it bounce off his chest and into the arms of an Ohio State defender for an interception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Josiah slipped around his defender on the left side, and dribbled downfield at a full gallop before taking a clean shot into the right side of the net: 3-0, Fugees.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
Chinese jet engines for Gerans cost $45,000 or less, DroneSec estimates, and defenders generally fire several interceptors at each incoming weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
Aerial reconaissance had revealed where the main concentrations of Japanese defenders seemed to be—in the southern part of the island.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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