gauntlet
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The 16 teams are so good that everyone is set to go through a gauntlet and may the best team rise to the top.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Erling Haaland's timely return to form has thrown down the gauntlet to Manchester City's rivals as Pep Guardiola's side chase a domestic treble.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Between those visions lies a formidable scientific and commercial gauntlet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Australia's Samara Weaving reprises her starring role in the sequel, which sees her forced once again to run a gauntlet, this time against multiple families.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
“I kind of threw down the gauntlet as much as a little kid can, and told them ‘I don’t want to live with either one of you,”’ he recalls.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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