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gauntlet

[gawnt-lit, gahnt-] / ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt- /


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Even a ship that got through the Navy’s gauntlet in the Gulf would know it isn’t safe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

In the hoopla of Koy breaking his own audience record at the venue, Iglesias crashed the show, presented his friend with a plaque and laid down the gauntlet in front of 17,500 fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The Cobras stayed, and Maniac, clamping the struggling Mars Bar for dear life, lugged him down a gauntlet of seething eyes to the door and the street.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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