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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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And for Armstrong, he got noticed as a defender.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The weather also affects the quality of play, said Norwegian defender Julian Ryerson, who played for Borussia Dortmund in last summer’s club tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

She told me her ex was a public defender, and he had shared stories about the lives people carry beneath the facts of their cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The shot clock was running out, a defender was draped all over him, and he had no option left but a desperate leaning heave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

She sat across the table from her public defender, a massive man in a rumpled suit named Randall Stubbs.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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