defeated
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The Tapestry narrates how—following the death of England’s king, Edward the Confessor—William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England and defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson, at Hastings, Sussex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Zoe Harrison scored a last-gasp try as England defeated New Zealand at Allianz Stadium to avoid a second successive draw in the WXV Global Series.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was the final touch on his individual masterpiece—399 yards and three touchdowns—as he defeated the coach who brought him to Ole Miss in the first place, 32-24.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Nithya Raman, 45, has served on the Los Angeles City Council since 2020, when she defeated incumbent David Ryu to represent a district that includes Los Feliz, the Hollywood Hills and Sherman Oaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
His next task, to get to the treasure left by a gold miner in a more intricate and difficult maze, at first defeated him when he tried to solve it prematurely, without sufficient study.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
