gauntlet
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Messi is not the only global sports superstar to have continued laying down gauntlets for younger rivals into their late 30s - tennis' Novak Djokovic being perhaps the most impressive example in recent years.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
“We work different types of gauntlets where we incorporate punching different hammers - every piece of equipment you can find on the internet to work ball security,” O’Connell said.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Nevertheless, throughout "Succession" he can't resist creating fresh gauntlets of psychological games masquerading as competency tests, although they're designed to be unwinnable.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2023
Another time, Michael requested that she make his arm look like Thanos — an immortal Marvel supervillain, resistant to injury, poison and disease, who wears gauntlets with powerful infinity stones embedded in the knuckles.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023
A huge god, red-bearded and muscular, wearing iron gauntlets and holding an iron hammer, which he swung, once.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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