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By playing directly, even if Liverpool lose the initial duel, they are well placed to pounce upon second balls.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

Benjamin Taylor had some trouble with the many words of Mercutio’s “Queen Mab” aria; he was stronger in the duel scene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

But mostly he wanted to duel with the best in the world.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"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

Across those games, Mac Allister has played 539 minutes, won 31 duels, 10 tackles, made nine interceptions and applied high pressure 208 times - all numbers which put him high up in the rankings.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

A special mention should go to Bosnia-Herzegovina's Jovo Lukic who was absolutely flawless in the air against Canada, winning all nine of his aerial duels.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Sometimes it's about duels - who wins the duels wins the game - or moments," he said of the top flight back in January.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

We took turns challenging each other to cello duels, each trying to out-crazy-play the other.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Plutarch pushed ahead of Intrepido entering the stretch and the two dueled for most of the last quarter-mile, with Plutarch winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:37.02.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

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

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

Hylla would have dueled Otrera two nights in a row by now, assuming she had survived.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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

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

Fowler, also 25, is an old adversary of McIlroy's from amateur days when they duelled in the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2014

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

Their dueling accounts reflect a new reality where cameras are always rolling, virality can outpace truth and public perception is shaped less by what happened than by who posts first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

According to Griffin’s dueling lawsuit, every element of her former classmate’s account is false, and the accusation that Griffin “stole the rape of another woman and built a bestseller on it” is fabricated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

"Performing works up a thirst like nothing else—save dueling, perhaps. Adieu, my young friend. Come see us again."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

A trial pitting two founders of OpenAI - Sam Altman and Elon Musk - against each other has opened in California, with the sides presenting duelling narratives about the company's history and obligations to consumers.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

"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

The duelling Americans went with serve in the second set but the 24-year-old Anisimova cut an increasingly frustrated figure as her unforced error count mounted.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

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