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By playing directly, even if Liverpool lose the initial duel, they are well placed to pounce upon second balls.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Why did book lovers stop just short of challenging Kondo to a duel over something she didn’t actually say?

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

The fact that Argentina have the worst aerial duel success rate of the final four should give England hope that their threat in the air can continue.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Erling Haaland showdown on June 26 when France faces Norway in a duel between two of the world’s best scorers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Prince Balekin smiles back as though their smiles could duel without the rest of them even being involved.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

"We had many duels when he was manager of Newcastle, but I have to say the job he did at Newcastle was fantastic."

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Toure came out on top in 152 duels and won the ball back 127 times in his final league campaign at Hoffenheim.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Of the 158 players that battled in 10 duels or more, those two came out victorious more often that not, even if it wasn't enough to help their teams win overall.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

During the second set against Vekic, Richardson could be heard telling Raducanu to drive returns up the middle of the court - to drag her opponent into the longer duels that she did not relish.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

It was a popular spot for duels precisely because of its relative isolation and inaccessibility.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Plutarch pushed ahead of Intrepido entering the stretch and the two dueled for most of the last quarter-mile, with Plutarch winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:37.02.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

They had already dueled on the clay of Roland-Garros and the grass of Wimbledon this season, taking one final apiece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025

Cody’s Wish dueled leader National Treasure down the stretch.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023

The only remaining evidence of the feast, accompanied by milk buns a server calls “Chinese doughnuts,” are the looks of contentment on those who dueled with it.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

Hylla would have dueled Otrera two nights in a row by now, assuming she had survived.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

One of these players applied light pressure on Alisson while their other player duelled with Virgil van Dijk, impairing his movement.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Fowler, also 25, is an old adversary of McIlroy's from amateur days when they duelled in the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2014

Open ended with Mickelson once again having to settle for being second after he and fellow American Payne Stewart had duelled for the title during a cool and rainy final round.

From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2014

Although Hamilton and Button duelled for the lead themselves 10 laps later, Goss feels Formula One's last two world champions showed Red Bull exactly how team-mates should behave on track.

From The Guardian ● May 31, 2010

She’d duelled for their freedom, out-pirated the pirates, gained the crew’s respect so well that Blackbeard finally put them ashore lest Hylla take over his ship.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Their dueling accounts reflect a new reality where cameras are always rolling, virality can outpace truth and public perception is shaped less by what happened than by who posts first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The cone of silence around the wedding is the only place in which these dueling Swifts can freely coexist.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Mormon Will, however, received the most thorough scrutiny, enduring a seven-month jury trial and dueling testimonies by forensic experts until it was eventually declared a forgery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

For months, Uber and lawyers from across the state poured tens of millions into dueling ballot measures that threatened to devastate the profits of whichever side lost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

London's Metropolitan Police said ahead of the duelling events that it would mount one of its largest operations in recent years, as the British capital also hosts the FA Cup Final.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

A trial pitting two founders of OpenAI - Sam Altman and Elon Musk - against each other has opened in California, with the sides presenting duelling narratives about the company's history and obligations to consumers.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Silva paired Reijnders ahead of a duelling Gonzalez.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

Conserving his energy and making the most of his actions is a theme that continues into his duelling statistics under Carrick.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Percy had been intimidating enough before - summoning hurricanes, duelling pirates, killing giants in the Colosseum...

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan