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dueled

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past tense of duel

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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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Hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days.

— Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
This comes after Conwell battled through a 1-of-7 shooting start in Friday’s summer league opener to finish his summer league debut with 21 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field, 3-of-7 shooting on threes and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

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Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026

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Television footage showed black smoke billowing out of windows on the fourth floor, as firefighters combated the fire at the scene.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
That will surely improve with time, but for now, KAT and the Knicks have recognized it and combated it appropriately.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026

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Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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At one point, after Gabriel won a header by levering himself up on Haaland’s shoulders, the two grappled on the turf as the game continued around them.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Eight people were shot and wounded, four of them children, by a gunman in a ski mask at a Coney Island family barbecue as the city grappled with a wave of overnight Fourth of July gun violence, police said Sunday.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

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Royals starter Noah Cameron scuffled early throwing 58 pitches in the first two innings before settling down for a seven-strikeout performance.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 June 2026

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