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"In my 20s, I went to war twice thinking I could outrun my feelings," the duke said, referring to his stints in Afghanistan as a member of the Army.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Awards season is around the corner, with opponents ready to duke it out in the ring of swanky luncheons and Hollywood hobnobbing.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Byfield had originally obtained the post after selling a copy of his military memoir to the duke while employed as a tollkeeper.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

"The charitable work of the duke and duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests."

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Just yesterday, the duke presented a plan: they would deploy more legions, and keep Nehemia here to discourage any retaliation from the rebels.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The company raised its dividend in April, and some strategists see the potential for a special dividend on the horizon, as the Costco dukes it out with the government over tariffs.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Meanwhile, Abdulmejid and his family lived a glitzy Riviera life, attending dances, we are told, with “four or five kings and any number of princes, dukes and counts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Just two years after “Cruise” debuted, duo Maddie & Tae had heard enough about arm candy and daisy dukes to satirize the subgenre’s views on women with 2015’s “Girl in a Country Song.”

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

He said Myers illness was physically obvious but as soon as the cameras started rolling "he'd have his dukes up, ready for a scrap".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2024

If this ex- panded idea of freedom spread, how safe were the kings and dukes, earls and knights, of England?

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

So for nearly 170 miles, the greatest cyclists from the sport’s heartlands duked it out around the roads of Quebec.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Then the two bullpens duked it out to a draw in late innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

After losing to world champion Littler in last year's final, Humphries triumphed 11-8 in the repeat as the world's top two duked it out at O2 Arena.

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

As the insects groomed each other, the six types of fungi duked it out among themselves, with no clear winner taking over, the team reports this month in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 9, 2023

The mermaid leuch, her brief was gane, And kelpie's blast was blawin', Fu' low she duked, ne'er raise again, For deep, deep was the fawin'.

From The Book of Old English Ballads by Hamilton Wright Mabie

Two months before nations begin duking it out in World Cup matches at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, a bitter clash has already broken out over how supporters will even travel there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

The primary bedroom also comes with a fireplace, as well as an expansive walk-in closet and a spa bathroom, perfect for relaxation after a long day of duking it out on air.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

"There is still a transfer fee for anyone who wants to negotiate and we are duking it out with the big boys in France like La Rochelle," said Sanderson.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

“Nickel Boys” “At this stage, two Cannes prizewinners are duking it out for the top spot: Sean Baker’s box-office hit ‘Anora’ and Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Cal and Navy were duking it out for the lead.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown