defender
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For the second straight week, Olwethu Makhanya was the most dominant and classy defender on the pitch.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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
London City Lionesses defender Jana Fernandez has signed a new contract, keeping her at the club until 2029.
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
And as he did so a great fear fell on all, defender and foe alike; and the hands of men drooped to their sides, and no bow sang.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Yet in the battle’s first phase, Japan lost 16,000 soldiers, four times as many as Fang’s defenders suffered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
We have seen De Zerbi's forwards in bigger spaces facing fewer defenders on numerous occasions this season already.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven looked like the inexperienced defenders they are.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Open models lag behind frontier labs by only a few months, driving down the cost for both defenders and attackers alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
All available mice and woodland defenders were gathered in two groups, on either side of the cord-marked aisle.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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