showdown
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Nepal votes Thursday for a new parliament, six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government -- a high-stakes showdown between an entrenched old guard and a powerful youth movement.
From Barron's
Five of the Lakers’ next eight games are against the three teams directly ahead of them in the Western Conference, beginning with Thursday’s showdown in Denver.
From Los Angeles Times
April's first showdown against Spain at Wembley is likely to be hugely significant.
From BBC
The dramatic heavyweight showdown between a pair of global superstars was exactly what Major League Baseball officials imagined when they dreamed up the WBC two decades ago.
An industrial relations showdown looms this week as Germany's powerful IG Metall union is seeking to gain control of the works council at US billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla plant outside Berlin.
From Barron's
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