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duel

[doo-uhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- /


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Through most of the game, the excitement was contained to a pitcher’s duel — a chess game of defensive plays, waiting to see who flinched first.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As the Pratt and Bass characters duel with light-sabers, the video closes with a cri de coeur: “L.A. is worth saving.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

His hostility in a duel with James Rew in Somerset's narrow win over Hampshire was a glimpse into England's future.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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

“You surely do not want to have a magical duel here in your shop! Why, something like that could get you permanently shut down.”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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