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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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Meanwhile, midfielder Enzo Fernandez and defender Levi Colwill are among those known to have discussed potential new contracts in the past six months.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The EFF, a nonprofit organization that advocates for free speech and privacy rights online, has long been a defender of Section 230.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Cuauhtémoc Ortega, the chief federal defender for the Central District of California, who personally represented Orellana and other protesters.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Autonomous systems that require no such links and can coordinate with each other in a fight will pose a far greater challenge to a defender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

January 21 then deftly passes the puck to his teammate December 20—wow! what’s he doing out there?!—who shrugs off the onrushing defender May 17 and slides a cross-crease pass back to January 21.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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