defeat

Boudica was the heroic first-century leader of a rebellion against Rome in Britain, who killed herself after defeat but, in Mr. de la Bédoyère’s words, “lived to enjoy a mythologised mortality.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

All eyes will also be on US engagement with Brazil, whose foreign minister will be in attendance, after Washington granted entry to Flavio Bolsonaro following his defeat in Sunday's presidential election.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Carrick dropped Fernandes to the bench for Sunday's 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth after the Portuguese questioned the tactics used in a 4-1 Champions League defeat by Como.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

But for someone like Schoenbrun, defeat defines their future.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Samson had planned the scheme, thinking that he could easily defeat his friend and make him go back home.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

There have been five other scores above 288 in the fourth innings at Newlands - all of which were made in defeats or when salvaging a draw.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

After three defeats from three, Harry Brook's side needed Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka to have a chance of reaching Saturday's final by beating Sri Lanka on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Lancers’ only defeats are to Trinity League rivals — three to JSerra and the other to Mater Dei.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Two defeats, however, and Palace may well feel that enough is enough.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“It is light that defeats the dark,” he said stammering,—“light.”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The 45-year-old Brazilian senator bolted his country two days after being defeated by incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a presidential election on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

In 2000, when Mexico held its first free and fair presidential election in nearly a century, it was the folksy Vicente Fox of the conservative National Action Party, not Cárdenas, who defeated the PRI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Previous installments of the “X-Men” films are more typical of the superhero genre, with grand CGI battle sequences and a foe or foes that must be defeated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the US after ongoing uncertainty about his whereabouts.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Believing he was cheated out of the presidency, Jackson immediately began to campaign against Adams and easily defeated him in 1828 in one of the nastiest presidential races ever.

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

The Knicks won that night at the Maple Leaf Gardens arena, defeating the Toronto Huskies 68-66.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

How defeating it can be to feel these things in the midst of true tenderness, especially in one’s first love, or when it’s been some time since they’ve been loved back.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Open after defeating fellow American Frances Tiafoe in a five-set semifinal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The 24-year-old followed that up by defeating Ukraine's Kalinina 7-5 6-3 in an hour and 31 minutes.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

And as for finding and defeating the evil in the castle...well, now that it seemed tied to who was murdering the Champions, how could she not try to figure out where it was coming from?

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas