defensive
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John Egan: Middle of a defensive three, but stepped into midfield when Hull had the ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Telekom Malaysia could benefit from stronger investor demand for defensive stocks amid heightened global macroeconomic and local political uncertainties, given its resilient earnings profile, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Santa Margarita will open the season Friday by playing host to Jones High of Orlando, Fla. — a team coached by former Atlanta Falcons defensive back Elijah Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Chargers center Tyler Biadasz went down after 49ers defensive tackle Sebastian Valdez fell on his left leg during a drill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I did have one really good defensive play, and I could hear Mom clapping.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Instead, they say the best way to think about the market is just to group all sectors into three buckets — cyclicals, defensives and growth.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Investors are now rapidly rotating out of those legacy growth stocks into what’s considered cheaper stocks, such as defensives and cyclicals, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
As Durham writes, “discounted cash flow models don’t say defensives are cheaper than the overall market or tech stocks particularly. They’re just as stretched.”
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Aaron Donald and Ernest Jones IV are gone, so Rams had big defensives plan when they drafted Florida State front disrupters Jared Verse and Braden Fiske.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
Few realize how important a role sound plays in what might be called the defensives of our every-day life.
From The Sign at Six by Stewart Edward White
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