defender
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Floyd is the son of former Blackburn and QPR defender Christopher, who played 171 top-flight matches for those two sides, as well as a further 12 in the Championship with Aston Villa.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Mistral, for its part, has been a staunch defender of open-weight models, saying they give users the flexibility to tailor them to their needs while protecting their data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
That free-kick taking defender, the undervalued forward, out-of-position goal-getter or cheap keeper posting clean sheets.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
What if she’d been able to afford to pay a lawyer to defend Richard when he was fourteen instead of letting him be represented by the public defender?
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Ukraine's staunchest defenders in Washington before his death on 11 July.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Manning has plenty of defenders, arguing that this a kerfuffle about nothing, that Manning is a college kid reacting like a college kid to a fake video of something that didn’t happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In defenders Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez, United have punchy progressive passers from deep too.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven looked like the inexperienced defenders they are.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Well, warrior mouse. What do you think of your brave Redwall defenders now? Huh, not much, I imagine! I’m going to let you stay up there and witness some drastic changes.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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