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defeat

[dih-feet] / dɪˈfit /






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France's 2006 final defeat by Italy is of course remembered for Zidane headbutting Marco Materazzi.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Despite the legal defeat, he does not believe the council should abandon the policy.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

When news of England’s 1-0 defeat to the U.S. during the opening round of the 1950 World Cup reached London from Brazil, stunned Brits assumed it must have been a typo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

So was the millions of dollars spent by outside interests to defeat it, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Indeed, some of the Icelandic officials were convinced that Spassky was the better player and that he was going to defeat Fischer rather easily anyway.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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