duel
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By playing directly, even if Liverpool lose the initial duel, they are well placed to pounce upon second balls.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Why did book lovers stop just short of challenging Kondo to a duel over something she didn’t actually say?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The fact that Argentina have the worst aerial duel success rate of the final four should give England hope that their threat in the air can continue.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Erling Haaland showdown on June 26 when France faces Norway in a duel between two of the world’s best scorers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He retraced the duel then, for it confused him.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Striker Barry, 23, won more aerial duels than any other player in his first Premier League campaign but was inconsistent in front of goal.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
With opposition sides matching up man-for-man, the game then becomes a series of one-against-one duels, so strong players who can beat their defender are exceptionally valuable.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Toure came out on top in 152 duels and won the ball back 127 times in his final league campaign at Hoffenheim.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
A special mention should go to Bosnia-Herzegovina's Jovo Lukic who was absolutely flawless in the air against Canada, winning all nine of his aerial duels.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
We took turns challenging each other to cello duels, each trying to out-crazy-play the other.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
They had already dueled on the clay of Roland-Garros and the grass of Wimbledon this season, taking one final apiece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025
One race that will have some new blood this year, after the same pair of candidates dueled in three previous elections, is California’s 27th Congressional District in northern Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Cody’s Wish dueled leader National Treasure down the stretch.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
You could choose to showcase different sorts of stories with a more positive attitude and still be a hit; see Oprah Winfrey, whose talk show Springer’s dueled with in the ratings.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Limpio took off with Seabiscuit, and the two dueled through sprinter fractions.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
He duelled with O'Rourke, eventually getting into a tangle against a short ball and being given caught behind on review.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
But Valérien Ismaël, Barnsley’s head coach, has previously duelled with Tuchel on the touchline in the Bundesliga, when his Wolfsburg side lost 3-0 to Borussia Dortmund.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2021
Fowler, also 25, is an old adversary of McIlroy's from amateur days when they duelled in the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2014
Open ended with Mickelson once again having to settle for being second after he and fellow American Payne Stewart had duelled for the title during a cool and rainy final round.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2014
She’d duelled for their freedom, out-pirated the pirates, gained the crew’s respect so well that Blackbeard finally put them ashore lest Hylla take over his ship.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Their dueling accounts reflect a new reality where cameras are always rolling, virality can outpace truth and public perception is shaped less by what happened than by who posts first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The cone of silence around the wedding is the only place in which these dueling Swifts can freely coexist.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Known as “America’s Resort,” the Greenbrier is now caught between dueling lawsuits and barbs traded by a wealthy U.S. senator and the deep-pocketed owners of more than 50 luxury hotels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
They were not alike; Aberforth was never bookish and, unlike Albus, preferred to settle arguments by dueling rather than through reasoned discussion.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
London's Metropolitan Police said ahead of the duelling events that it would mount one of its largest operations in recent years, as the British capital also hosts the FA Cup Final.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
A trial pitting two founders of OpenAI - Sam Altman and Elon Musk - against each other has opened in California, with the sides presenting duelling narratives about the company's history and obligations to consumers.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
At the start of Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Yorke and Greenwood face each other and play duelling guitars.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
Caldentey's industry and duelling, paired with her technical quality both centrally and out wide, made her one of the most complete footballers in the world last season.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
Percy had been intimidating enough before - summoning hurricanes, duelling pirates, killing giants in the Colosseum...
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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