gauntlet
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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
Yet even as she threw down the gauntlet, Jackson sounded pessimistic about a course correction.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
Abigail Pepper of Monroe, N.C., set up a morning gauntlet that includes a memory exercise and math problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
That throws the gauntlet down to AST SpaceMobile, which has long suggested that its own satellites—which are much larger but fewer in number than the thousands of Starlink craft—will offer superior performance.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Watching intensely, I saw that those trying to get into the town had formed two lines, which pressed through a gauntlet of soldiers.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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