flank
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An "inverted winger", he attacks from wide on the right flank but then cuts inside, using body feints and rapid shifts in pace to dribble past defenders and shoot with his stronger left foot.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Fernandes runs down the right flank having left his central position.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The billions in funding will go to the most populated country on NATO's eastern flank, and the alliance's largest spender in relative terms, allocating 4.8 percent of its GDP to defence.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Although it shouldn't take too many guesses to figure out who, on the opposite flank to Facu, Brazilian left-back Roberto Larcos was meant to represent.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
And soon Hennessey and Khyler are sitting down on my left, as Britt-Marie and Laury flank my right.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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