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duel

[doo-uhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- /


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Through most of the game, the excitement was contained to a pitcher’s duel — a chess game of defensive plays, waiting to see who flinched first.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Justin Wrobleski and José Soriano were locked in a pitchers’ duel until Mookie Betts ignited a surge that sealed the Dodgers’ win over the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The playoff near-miss did, however, tease the one thing missing from the rivalry between the two most dominant forces in men’s golf: a true duel with a major on the line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"Few answers are going to be complete, especially when you cut me off all the time," the visibly irritated multibillionaire said as he resumed his duel Thursday morning with the defense attorney for OpenAI.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Suddenly, she was back at the duel, prostrate on the ground, Cain laughing behind her, but all she could see, all she could hear, was Chaol as he knelt and reached for her.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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