gauntlet
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The 16 teams are so good that everyone is set to go through a gauntlet and may the best team rise to the top.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Between those visions lies a formidable scientific and commercial gauntlet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Australia's Samara Weaving reprises her starring role in the sequel, which sees her forced once again to run a gauntlet, this time against multiple families.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
Yet even as she threw down the gauntlet, Jackson sounded pessimistic about a course correction.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
Whichever the case might be, Lancelot saluted with his gauntlet and turned round to go to the place.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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