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Discover LudwigThe phrase "defected after" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when discussing someone who has left a group or organization, often for another side, typically in a political or military context. Example: "The soldier defected after realizing the true intentions of his superiors."
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Recently, six men defected after one such outing.
Zador, like 44 of his teammates, defected after the Games were over.
The participants in that nasty 22-games-a-year rivalry defected after 1957, leaving only the Yankees.
According to The Cologne Express, Jana and her fiance defected after arriving in West Germany on tourist visas.
He said he defected after security forces raped and killed his fiancée and many friends begged him to join the rebels.
Khaled, 19, of Jisr al-Shoughour, said he defected after being deployed to his hometown and realizing he would be asked to kill "people from my own town".
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Student: Because I thought he would continue to defect after he defected.
But has no plans to defect after using the service for the past 18 months.
It wasn't the first time an Ethiopian athlete had considered defecting after competition.
He decided to defect after his military unit was ordered to fire on protesters in Damascus.
Ms. Cruz rose from poverty to become a national treasure in Cuba, until she decided to defect after Fidel Castro took power.
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