defender
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Thomas looked solid in his primary role as a defender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Sheinbaum has sought to avoid confrontation with Trump while also positing herself as a defender of Mexican sovereignty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
They have also had an £18m bid rejected for 24-year-old Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Paul Robinson: If Victor Osimhen comes in from Galatasaray, and they get Villa defender Ezri Konsa too, then it's a different conversation.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Once you became an idea’s defender you had a harder time changing your mind about it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The less we can get him to stop his feet and do what we call ‘slash’ and pick edges of defenders and shoulder-punch them, the better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
First, Jefferson ran from one sideline to the other in the backfield, evading would-be defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Time and again, defenders looked downfield for a pass to hit only to see their team-mates looking back at them, unmoving and tightly marked.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Taylor weaved his way through four defenders and fired a low shot that nearly became the first goal of the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
He wove around our defenders, and tried to sneak a shot to my right, but I knew what he was going to do.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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