duel
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On street corners, the campaign signs for Kolodin and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, the Democratic incumbent, duel: “Protect every vote,” say Kolodin’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
It was, indeed, a duel between Yamamoto and Sale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
At that point in his duel with AlphaGo, Sedol thought of his opponent as merely a machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
He would say simply, “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die,” and then, oh then, the duel.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Although fans seemed to like the crossover, the conflict pales in comparison to other monster duels such as “Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman” and “King Kong vs. Godzilla.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Anton Stach: Wasn't able to control midfield duels in opening period but second half was better.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
They were winning aerial duels by 67.6% to 32.4%, they had eight shots to Celtic's one, six on target to Celtic's zero.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Ezri Konsa: On his first Arsenal start, he won more duels than any other defender and was joint-top for possession won in the first half.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Most duels lasted no longer than a minute or two, one person quickly proving himself more clever or possessed of a stronger will.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
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
Strome and Milano, teenagers at the time, dueled in a shootout after a winner couldn’t be decided in overtime.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
“And the Death Eaters came . . . and then we dueled. “You dueled with the Dark Lord?”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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
The Red Bull driver passed the Ferrari with four laps to go after the two had duelled during a tense race.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2022
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
The dueling campaigns over a Pasadena ballot measure that would levy a special tax on property owners for fire department funding are heating up in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
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
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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
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
Teams have deliberately looked to play long against Liverpool, which has also introduced more end-to-end running and duelling.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
The duelling Americans went with serve in the second set but the 24-year-old Anisimova cut an increasingly frustrated figure as her unforced error count mounted.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
McLaren's duelling pair of world championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will be looking warily in their rear-view mirrors this weekend at the United States Grand Prix for Max Verstappen.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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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