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duel

[doo-uhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- /


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The Civil War, when it came, was widely seen as a duel to the death between the White Lion and the Mayflower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The only thing they’ve been missing is an iconic duel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"It's really hard to digest because I don't think it was an intentional and violent conduct. It was a duel in the air and with a tall striker," added Le Bris.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"Few answers are going to be complete, especially when you cut me off all the time," the visibly irritated multibillionaire said as he resumed his duel Thursday morning with the defense attorney for OpenAI.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The short answer is that, just as there was a duel of words after the actual duel—won by Hamilton’s advocates—there was also a duel of words beforehand, which Burr won with equivalent decisiveness.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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