defender
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But a defender has to find every flaw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
“It’s just a broken system,” said Michael Hersek, former executive director of Habeas Corpus Resource Center and an ex-state public defender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Arsenal defender missed the World Cup with a knee injury that saw him also miss the Champions League final.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
But the Chargers quarterback was making his own sandwiches Sunday — or at least that’s how it seemed to an opposing defender who picked off one of his passes that afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
From the judge, the prosecutor, and the defender, there was no answer.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Open models have real virtues; defenders against cyberattacks use them too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
When the hosts were struggling to break down the Japan defence, Rees-Zammit popped up with powerful bursts, producing five of Wales' 16 line-breaks, making 121 metres and beating 13 defenders.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
When the defenders return, lives lived in parallel collide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Kay’s appellate attorney David Gerger withdrew in April and most recent appeal was written by a team of federal public defenders led by Jason D. Hawkins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Taran remembered how valiantly she had fought for Gwydion, but she was tethered now and he dared not break away from the defenders to untie her.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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