defeated

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Across the state, county and city ballot measures raising levies are trailing or have been defeated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I often think that's how the Russian authorities want the world to view their country: as a giant tumbler doll that cannot be knocked down or defeated, no matter how hard you push it.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Menefee ultimately defeated Green to represent the newly drawn 18th Congressional District that encompasses parts of both of their current Houston-area districts.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The records, seized by American troops after the Nazis were defeated in World War II, had previously only been available on microfilm.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Maybe I just didn’t want to be defeated.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron