defender
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A bizarre error from Arsenal defender Leah Williamson proved costly in their 2-2 draw with Paris FC on Wednesday in the Women's Champions League.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ross passed the bar in 1994, joined the Riverside County public defender’s office the following year and began as a Los Angeles County deputy alternate public defender in 2000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The former Hoffenheim defender even felt he was on the verge of a senior call up to the German national team at one stage, only to suffer a serious knee injury.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Tryfman said the heavy caseload of a public defender has prepared her for the bench’s rigors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I was Dad’s last defender, she continued, the only one who pretended to believe all his excuses and tales, and to have faith in his plans for the future.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
It gives Lakers coach JJ Redick a solid group of defenders on the wing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
For three of them, accelerating play from throw-ins and counter-attacks allowed their direct attackers to find space against fewer defenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
His public defenders have worked with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project to clear him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Johnson has maintained his innocence and lawyers from the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, which seeks to free the wrongfully convicted, have worked with his public defenders to clear him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The defenders stood and cheered in the depression directly above what had once been Killconey’s tunnel.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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