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gauntlet

[gawnt-lit, gahnt-] / ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt- /


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Rangers could have been more streetwise when re-establishing their two-goal lead and Rohl laid down the gauntlet to his players.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Between those visions lies a formidable scientific and commercial gauntlet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Yet even as she threw down the gauntlet, Jackson sounded pessimistic about a course correction.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Yet before she can truly represent both the queen of the underworld and goddess of spring, Moreno must first survive the gauntlet that is the New York winter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Then the horse got up on its forelegs, its haunches heaved upright, and the knight sat up, lifting one steel gauntlet, as if to rub his head.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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