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Sinner and Alcaraz produced a clean sweep of the Grand Slam titles in 2024 and 2025, winning four majors apiece in a duopoly which has morphed into a generational duel.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

But the Dodgers’ 4-3 win on Wednesday wasn’t quite the pitcher’s duel it was advertised to be, in front of the Twins’ first sellout crowd of the season at Target Field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

At one o’clock in the morning, a square-jawed private arrived at the barracks, roused Captain Babushkinov, and informed him that the furious general had challenged him to a duel.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

With opposition sides matching up man-for-man, the game then becomes a series of one-against-one duels, so strong players who can beat their defender are exceptionally valuable.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

"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

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

These gloves were not for wearing, but for challenging people to duels at the slightest provocation, or for no reason at all.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

Lance Lynn dueled 2021 Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, who retired 10 in a row, including six on strikeouts, although neither figured in the decision.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Clayton Kershaw and Reid Detmers dueled through seven scoreless innings, but the Dodgers got two runs in the eighth and prevailed 2-0 over the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 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

The leather jacket belonged to the days of the Corsair when men dueled in the skies for possession of Pacific atolls and for airspace above the gray, endangered fleets.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

He duelled with O'Rourke, eventually getting into a tangle against a short ball and being given caught behind on review.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

But Valérien Ismaël, Barnsley’s head coach, has previously duelled with Tuchel on the touchline in the Bundesliga, when his Wolfsburg side lost 3-0 to Borussia Dortmund.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2021

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

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

Doing so would strengthen public confidence, improve accountability and ensure that misconduct claims are measured against objective evidence rather than dueling narratives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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

“Someone told me Flitwick was a dueling champion when he was young — maybe it’ll be him.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

"There was good football, duelling and momentum shifts. I'm proud of the team in the rain, in the circumstances, we get over the line and find a way to win this game."

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Caldentey's industry and duelling, paired with her technical quality both centrally and out wide, made her one of the most complete footballers in the world last season.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025

Max Verstappen continued to apply pressure on McLaren's duelling title rivals on Saturday when, hours after winning the sprint race, he claimed pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025

McLaren's duelling pair of world championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will be looking warily in their rear-view mirrors this weekend at the United States Grand Prix for Max Verstappen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

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

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan