defeated
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When Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in 2013, Greuel had strong support in Black South L.A., but Garcetti managed to win with the white and Latino vote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Bass defeated Caruso by nearly 10 percentage points.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
In the 33rd District, near Dallas, former Congressman Colin Allred – the Democratic nominee for Senate in 2024 – defeated current Congresswoman Julie Johnson.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
In the Houston-centered 18th District, 38-year-old, one-term Congressman Christian Menefee defeated 78-year-old Al Green, who had served in the House since 2005.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
In October, a combined Austrian-German-Bulgarian invasion finally succeeded in crushing Serbia, occupying the kingdom and driving the defeated remnants of the Serbian army out completely.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
