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Rybakina, a 6-foot specialist in power, is now a three-time major champion, after winning Wimbledon in 2022 and the Australian Open earlier this season—where she also happened to defeat Sabalenka in the final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

After a strong start to the season and winning the 'Sunshine Double' at Indian Wells and Miami in March, Sabalenka suffered a quarter-final defeat at Roland Garros and a fourth-round exit at Wimbledon.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Osama bin Laden knew he couldn’t defeat the U.S. outright.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Dodgers catcher Will Smith, who spent weeks on the injured list, hits a key home run as Dodgers defeat the Cincinnati Reds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Bob and I believe that the worst course of action is to continue in this essentially passive role which can lead only to eventual defeat and an invitation to get out in humiliating circumstances.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

This feels like an important game for Ipswich after two successive defeats but I don't know why I am thinking they will get a point because that's not going to happen, is it?

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Their only defeats came within hours of each other at the Chargers Invitational, to reigning Southern Section Division I champion JSerra and Bonita Vista, the second-ranked team in the San Diego Section.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Some plans force you to take the entire balance at once, which defeats the purpose.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

After "several months" of planning and building, the display also featured some of the club's major triumphs like a 1978 victory over Bayern Munich and a number of "scandals and bitter defeats".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

He was going to race the sophomores as the varsity despite their repeated defeats.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to win her first U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Europe's fightback in the opening session was initiated by Swedish duo Maja Stark and Linn Grant who defeated Rose Zhang and Jennifer Kupcho 3&2.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the championship series at the end of an abbreviated season due to the coronavirus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Norman, the suburban Charlotte congressman whom Graham defeated, ran as a hard-right grassroots conservative.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

“VanQuish singlehandedly defeated the last surviving Night Brother. It was the biggest arrest in centuries.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Soon he’ll tell us he carried dozens of people on his own back while personally defeating the terrorists.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Union soldiers found themselves unable to re-enact defeating them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Hichilema himself won office in 2021 on his sixth attempt, defeating arch-rival Edgar Lungu in a landslide.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, Great Britain's Katie Boulter earned her first career win at the Cincinnati Open by defeating American Katie Volynets 7-5 0-6 6-4 in the first round.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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