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A fourth MP of the current Canadian parliament has defected to join the Liberals, bringing Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a majority in the House of Commons.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

We know that Nate has defected from AFC Richmond and he has joined West Ham, the rival team, and Rupert is his boss.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

Fried said CNN will not get a free pass on “TOTN” now that Licht has defected.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Asked whether he has defected, since The Handmaid’s Tale’s success, from the stage to the screen, he is unexpectedly old-school.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2019

North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime for the democratic South, South Korea said on Wednesday.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2016