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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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"It was a tough game. They are a good team and made it a hard game for us," the Spurs defender told BBC Match of the Day Wales.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Leo also aimed to find common cause with Macron, a defender of multilateral cooperation who is pushing world leaders to come up with a framework for regulating artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Baugh, a Heisman candidate with tree-trunk thighs, carried the ball into the end zone following a block from tight end Lacota Dippre that knocked a defender straight to the ground and opened up the lane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

After defeat by Atletico, where Real went down to 10 men in a feisty encounter after defender Dean Huijsen was sent off, Mourinho blamed the officiating.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

He was led out of the room as the defender opened the file for the next prisoner.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

City's defenders also had big spaces to cover, often standing at the halfway line.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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

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

Cordero, 6-0 and 175 pounds, has shown excellent speed in breaking away from defenders while catching 20 passes for 455 yards and seven touchdowns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Since then, and for many years after, Jefferson’s family members, his biographers, and other defenders denied that Jefferson was the father of Sally’s children.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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