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Lancers are motivated to avenge their defeat to JSerra in the semifinals of the Chargers Invitational on Aug. 15.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Prosecutors argued that Banks felt pressure on social media to avenge Von's death.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Over a wheezing harmonica and lightly strummed guitar, the title character sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her father.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Her dreams propelled Jackson toward college — as did a need to avenge the childhood taunts that echoed in his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

The casus belli was usually the desire to avenge an insult or gain status, not the wish for conquest.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In beating Usman, Birmingham's Edwards avenges his defeat in 2015 and ends the 35-year-old's 15-fight unbeaten streak in the UFC.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2022

Like the otherworldly hero he is, Anielewicz “raises his hand, ignites the fire, hurls thunderbolts, avenges hate, washes away sorrow, touches the sky, changes history, saves the world!”

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022

This is the fantastical force that not only avenges Marina’s murder but saves other women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

He avenges his London 2012 loss to South African rival Chad le Clos with a 200-meter butterfly victory and his 20th career gold.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020

He was a sort of Bradman, top of the battling avenges.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Three of the quartet were captain's picks, with the 22-year-old Woad the only debut automatic qualifier for the team that avenged defeat in Virginia two years ago.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

That's the same venue where last November, Benn avenged his only prior loss by taking a unanimous decision from England's Chris Eubank Jr.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Hernández avenged his ill-fated inside-the-park home run attempt — he was thrown out at the plate on an aggressive send two innings earlier — with a well-struck RBI single.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

No, he says, a dutiful son avenged his father.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

You shall be avenged in turn; for not one of them but shall minister to your needs.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

When Alexander, not yet 30 years old, crossed the Hindu Kush, his conquest tipped from plunder, expansion and avenging Persian invasions into an epic and increasingly confused fantasy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Anyone who likes this kind of pulp knows these avenging angel characters are more or less the same: intense, taciturn, minimalist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

The same, by the way, was true of Nat Turner and John Brown—bloodthirsty monsters for some, avenging angels for others.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2024

Among her mandatory challengers are Briton Caroline Dubois at lightweight and Chantelle Cameron – to whom Taylor lost in May 2023 before avenging the defeat six months later.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024

Or djinns he’d surely cheated in a bargain, avenging themselves with a constant itch in his ear.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri