showdown

Cougars get week off to prepare for Coliseum League showdown with King/Drew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Florida has rolled to three straight wins by a combined 99 points, and enters Saturday’s showdown with No. 4 Ole Miss as the betting favorite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It may not be the Wembley showdown most were hoping for, but the British public has spoken.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In Marawi, a city long-identified with a bloody showdown between government forces and jihadists, AFP journalists saw long lines of voters peacefully queued outside polling stations with tanks and security personnel standing watch.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The horn and hoof showdown was less a showdown than a show: steers and heifers, sheep and goats, even dogs and cats displayed and judged in tents around the fairgrounds.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Javadli - a former international gymnast - has also been facing potential arrest for e-crimes - online offences - in the UAE after she livestreamed one of the showdowns last year.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

It includes many of the genre’s customary tropes, including intergenerational conflict, suspenseful showdowns, and self-absorbed, eccentric players for whom character may turn out to be destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers lost on Sunday to miss out on clinching NFL playoff berths, setting up a pair of winner-take-all showdowns next week for post-season spots.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

For four fan bases that have little to do with each other, a weekend of billionaire vs. billionaire showdowns isn’t exactly the stuff of long-term bragging rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

No matter how strong I holds, it looks like on the showdowns they outlucks me every time.

From Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis