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ransomer

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as in defender

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Norway’s Andreas Schjelderup chipped the ball toward the goal from the left side, and Haaland leaped, swung his neck and headed it into the net, outjumping Brazil’s 6-foot-3 defender Gabriel Magalhães, his Premier League nemesis.

— Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Before Mbappe scored his penalty, Gustavo Velazquez, the Paraguayan defender, scuffed the penalty spot, another underhanded attempt to disturb the tournament favourites.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of defender

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The Wolves have one of the NBA’s best rim protectors (Rudy Gobert).

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Several times each year, His Holiness requests guidance from Kuten La, who in his role as State Oracle serves as mouthpiece for Nechung, an ancient deity and Tibet’s spiritual protector.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of protector

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department — Game wardens, rescue boat teams and helicopters with hoist capability to assist with water rescues.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Exceptions include their use by police officers or animal wardens in an official capacity, at an archery club or paintball gun club, at a public or private range designed for that purpose, or to protect human life or property.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of warden

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Assets in a custodial account may be considered the child's, even though a parent or other adult serves as the custodian.

— Elizabeth Gravier,Dan Avery, CNBC, 16 July 2026
The union represents over 250,000 classified public school employees, like bus drivers, custodians, food service workers, para-educators, clerical staff and campus security guards.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of custodian

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Yeoman warders take part in the ceremonial search ahead of the state opening.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
She’s accompanied by a chaperone/warder, Loti (Céline Menville), a Frenchwoman who has a mean way with a dagger, and cabin boy Blaster (Kayden Price).

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025

Definition of warder

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Francis Ford Coppola meditates on the question of who is watching the watchmen in The Conversation, a neo-noir mystery thriller about the human side of surveillance.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Nearly 1,400 votes were cast for Elgin High School’s new mascot, with 558 for a lion, 421 for watchmen/timekeepers and 417 for a fox, according to information provided by Principal Avelira Rodriguez Gonzalez.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026

Definition of watchman

Noun

All of these titles were chosen based on parental and guardians’ reports of the subjects’ favorite programs.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
The family had been living on Shikoku island in Japan – a country where, until a law change this April, only one parent could be considered a child’s legal guardian after divorce.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

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