Proteas
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Since that defeat by the Proteas, Suryakumar's men have effectively had four knockout matches.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
The victory puts the Proteas on the verge of the semi-finals without making them mathematically sure.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The Proteas in June 2025 beat Australia in the World Test Championship final to win their first major International Cricket Council trophy and shrug off their "chokers" tag.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
Defeat by the Proteas left a feeling little had changed, however.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
In short, he will becomes a Proteas in stratagem, in order to wound others without showing himself.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)
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