face-off
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Before the face-off, security confiscated an egg Garcia had tucked into his pocket, potentially preventing a repeat of last year's incident when Chris Eubank Jr slapped Benn across the face with one.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Indian journalist Varghese George describes the BJP’s confrontation with the cockroach protesters as a face-off between India’s older “WhatsApp generation” and the “Instagram generation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Bigger and bigger crowds flocked down here as Mexico tore through the Cup before its face-off against England, with many coming from outside Santa Ana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Even before the face-off, his Democratic rivals began ramping up their focus on Becerra.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
One day in May the army announced that it had sent paratroopers into Mingora in preparation for a face-off with the Taliban there.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
Relaxed and confident, he has almost been "big brothering" Dubois at times - joking during face-offs and looking completely at ease under scrutiny.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Game and player data can also be used to create content like fantasy league face-offs that will keep fans coming back even in the off seasons, when there are no big games.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
These face-offs - as seen in the Eminem film 8Mile - are where artists compete live, swapping disses and trying to spit the best bars to take home the prize.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Other good-natured face-offs have worked to settle feuds or team up old rivals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
The fights are copious, and in another new twist for “Star Wars,” many of them take the form of balletic martial arts face-offs.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
