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defector

[dih-fek-ter] / dɪˈfɛk tər /


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Defector Brooks Koepka skulked back to the PGA Tour, accepting penalties for going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Within days, similar reports appeared on The Verge and Defector.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

I hope Michael Greshko’s Neiman prediction is right, and that science journalism is truly “having its Defector moment.”

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2023

Lori Teresa Yearwood is a reporter covering housing for the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and writes a monthly column for Defector, “How Are You Coping With That?”

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021

According to Maitreyi Anantharaman, a staff writer and one of the co-founders of Defector, the company has already netted around 7,000 subscribers.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2020




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