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showdown

[shoh-daun] / ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn /


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Here is a look at the 2026 showdown by the numbers:

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

On a recent Sunday afternoon, a wealthy part of Portland called Goose Hollow became an arena for the housing showdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In Marawi, a city long-identified with a bloody showdown between government forces and jihadists, AFP journalists saw long lines of voters peacefully queued outside polling stations with tanks and security personnel standing watch.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Hodgkinson marked her return to action for the first time since taking silver at the European Championship by winning her 800m semi-final and qualifying fastest for Saturday's showdown with rivals Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

When I come back out to the main room, my mom and Crystal are staring at each other like they’re in a full-on showdown.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

Javadli - a former international gymnast - has also been facing potential arrest for e-crimes - online offences - in the UAE after she livestreamed one of the showdowns last year.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

It includes many of the genre’s customary tropes, including intergenerational conflict, suspenseful showdowns, and self-absorbed, eccentric players for whom character may turn out to be destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

She primarily writes and produces pieces on geopolitical showdowns, military conflicts and defense issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Tampa Bay will face the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh travels to Chicago in Sunday showdowns between NFL division leaders while the New England Patriots seek a ninth consecutive victory.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

No matter how strong I holds, it looks like on the showdowns they outlucks me every time.

From Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis




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