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gauntlet

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


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The first three weeks have been a true gauntlet.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

That framework, though, isn’t treated like some act-structured gauntlet in Ford’s telling.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“So Many Tears” throws down a gloomy gauntlet with its opening line: “Back in elementary, I thrived on misery.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

This road past their fields, increasingly overlooked by settler outposts, has become a gauntlet for farmers here, to be run at speed in vehicles without stopping or getting out.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

He had run the gauntlet of flames, risked his life several times in a futile effort to locate his young nieces and nephew, and barely managed to escape.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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