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gauntlet

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


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New Jersey attorney general Jennifer Davenport called the process a "gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The deal would combine two of the largest U.S. utilities into an East Coast energy titan with territory in Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia, and require approval from a gauntlet of state and federal regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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

The knight wore silver armor, his greaves and gauntlet inlaid with niello to suggest flowing fronds of seaweed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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