gauntlet
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The first three weeks have been a true gauntlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Certified financial planner Veronica Taylor, who works for the women-centered firm Ellevest in New York, has helped many clients through this gauntlet, and is going through it herself.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
An interesting gauntlet was thrown down this week when the parent of Fox News agreed to acquire Roku, availing itself of a post-cable platform to compete for news dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Metal barriers were put up at each block as sports fans faced an airport-style gauntlet of security.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
It happened as he was clamping and lugging Mars Bar down the gauntlet of Cobras, trying to keep him alive — and what was Mars Bar doing?
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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