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Among the criteria graded on Anderson's 'radar chart' were defensive regains, duel success, line-breaking passes, aerial-duel success and defensive errors.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

JD made his first varsity start last week, then came Thursday night when he and Grady engaged in an entertaining duel that deserved to be on TV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Sinner and Alcaraz produced a clean sweep of the Grand Slam titles in 2024 and 2025, winning four majors apiece in a duopoly which has morphed into a generational duel.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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 final Test was three days away, and the duel two days after that.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Since taking charge in 2019, Arteta has made a point of reiterating how much he values physicality and the demands he puts on his side to win duels.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

He had survived bandito ambushes and cutthroat plots, shipwrecks and crash-landings and high-sea duels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Roberto de Zerbi's said after the game that the players weren't fit enough, lost all the duels, weren't physical enough then used excuses about the pre-season and players coming in after the World Cup.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Egyptians in antiquity engaged in sword combat for warfare, but also for competition — Romans utilized swords in gladiator events, rituals and duels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The Helsing technique is just as hard as it looks, but Dylan is pretty confident we’ll win our duels with just the basics.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Plutarch pushed ahead of Intrepido entering the stretch and the two dueled for most of the last quarter-mile, with Plutarch winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:37.02.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

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

Lance Lynn dueled 2021 Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, who retired 10 in a row, including six on strikeouts, although neither figured in the decision.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 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

The two silhouette creatures dueled until the other instructors began to clap.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

One of these players applied light pressure on Alisson while their other player duelled with Virgil van Dijk, impairing his movement.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Curran duelled with Mohammed Siraj, while Kohli went face-to-face with Ollie Robinson.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2021

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

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

Cyber company ReliaQuest is dueling online with hacking group ShinyHunters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

Waymo refused, prompting the company and city to file dueling lawsuits against each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The cone of silence that’s followed the wedding is the only place in which these dueling Swifts can freely coexist.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Nevertheless, the Burr-Hamilton duel helped turn the tide against the practice of dueling by providing a focal point for its critics and serving as a dramatic object lesson of its self-destructive character.

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

As the name reflected, the museum contained duelling missions from the start, showcasing American technological advances and telling a more general historical story.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Conserving his energy and making the most of his actions is a theme that continues into his duelling statistics under Carrick.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

"There was good football, duelling and momentum shifts. I'm proud of the team in the rain, in the circumstances, we get over the line and find a way to win this game."

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Percy had been intimidating enough before - summoning hurricanes, duelling pirates, killing giants in the Colosseum...

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan