defeat
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The pair will resume one of international football's most storied rivalries at the Atlanta Stadium, as England bid to defeat the defending champions and reach their first World Cup final since 1966.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Trossard was a key player last season for Arteta, starting in the Champions League final defeat by Paris St-Germain and 21 times in the league.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
For the good work done in making the T20 team the world number ones, this was a familiar defeat for the one-day side, highlighting the task required to make them contenders in 19 months' time.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Since the April election, Orbán's party has been in free fall, reeling from the shock defeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
After he names his final price, I pull out the wad of rupees from my purse, and Zohra counts some and hands them over in defeat.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
It’s inconvenient to be reminded that for every victorious warrior, there’s the enemy he defeats.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The first central contracts, a World Cup win and a couple of defeats, weddings, babies - now on to retirements.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
It also defeats the purpose of showing the extent to which the market is valuing Strategy at a premium or discount.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Before leading England into the 2005 Ashes, captain Michael Vaughan decided he needed a clean slate to take on Australia because of the baggage carried from previous defeats.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Despite his defeats, Bobby kept coming back for more.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Spain defeated France 2-0 in the World Cup semifinals in Arlington, Texas, to advance to the final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
If Iran was to be defeated or driven to the negotiating table, the battles would need to be won in the air and at sea, U.S. officials have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Because we all know what that means: In history written by the victors, the Luddites impeded technological progress, attempted to halt innovation, and were soundly defeated by the Industrial Revolution.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
It was yet another early exit for a team that has never made it to the World Cup semifinals — but no one wanted to dwell on defeat, because no one felt defeated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Fischer had not only retained his title as United States Champion, he’d accomplished something unprecedented: For the third year in a row, he’d marched to the title without being defeated in any of the pairings.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Arthur Fery made history at Wimbledon by defeating Italy's Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to become the first British wildcard and only the second in tournament history to reach the semi-finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But you can still watch a sizzle reel of Argentina defeating Egypt and follow Switzerland vs.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Spain achieved its primary goal at SoFi Stadium on Thursday, defeating Austria 3-0 and advancing to the World Cup round of 16 in front of a pro-Spain announced crowd of 70,492.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
In its latest triumph, Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old former attorney and part-time barista, stunned one of the party's longest-serving lawmakers Tuesday, defeating Diana DeGette in a Denver-based House district.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
All during this meal he talks about the caterpillars: their numbers, their ingenuity, the various methods of defeating them.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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