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The company is seeking $450,000 to $500,000 for a 30-second spot in the first few games of the Series and believes prices could go higher if the Yankees-Dodgers showdown goes into Game 6 or Game 7.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
As for the promise of a possible Spider-Man team-up and/or showdown, like the one dangled in both the mid-credit kickers of both Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, well, that’s ixnayed early on.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Chris Solari scouts Michigan State's showdown with Iowa at 7:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Alabama and Georgia’s showdown on Sept. 28 was a repeat of previous SEC title games.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
As for the promise of a possible Spider-Man team-up and/or showdown, like the one dangled in both the mid-credit kickers of both Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, well, that’s ixnayed early on.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Chris Solari scouts Michigan State's showdown with Iowa at 7:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Alabama and Georgia’s showdown on Sept. 28 was a repeat of previous SEC title games.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Thereafter, Maske arrived in the driveway, where there was a confrontation between Aanerud and Maske.Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
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Modern warfare now extends beyond physical confrontations to include cyber threats with widespread repercussions that extend beyond the battlefield.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Still, if the Liberty would have lost, Ionescu’s shooting woes would have drawn inevitable comparisons to those of John Starks, the former New York Knicks guard who infamously shot 2-18 in another decisive championship duel, Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets.Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
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Its Aleksandr fragrance, which has been on the market since 2012, imagines the smell on the final morning of writer Aleksander Pushkin’s life, which ended in a duel in January 1837.Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
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That said, the New York Jets managed to steal a victory Thursday night—and this weekend is loaded tih rivalry games, which should have several teams fighting harder than usual.BYChris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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After Reed’s loss to Rollins following a trio of Stomps, Rollins indicated that their rivalry will continue beyond WWE Crown Jewel.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s first term, before the war in Ukraine broke out, was deeply disruptive to a security architecture that U.S. presidents, Republicans and Democrats alike, have built on since the end of World War II.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Commenting on post October 7 events, interviewees suggest Netanyahu has sustained the war in Gaza, and beyond, as a way to retain power in Israel.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Penske Porsche Motorsport fell just short in the battle for the Manufacturers Championship in the WEC Hypercar Class, however, as Toyota was able to claim that title.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Liz is forced to reexamine her life as the boys’ friendship unravels in a fierce competition for her affection.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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The author also says that Trump and Epstein had a competition over who would be the first to sleep with the late of Wales.Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Following the game, Ronde, 49, said he was relieved their face-offs were over.Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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In two spectacular face-offs, Daryl utterly destroyed Losang (and, for good measure, bashed his head in with a skull), and Codron shook off a stabbing to hurl Jacinta into a wall.Charlie Mason, TVLine, 27 Oct. 2024
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But also tossed into the mix is electronic warfare, and its ability to confuse, throw off and shut down navigation systems on weapons flying across the battlefield each day.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Automated drone systems are in high demand among soldiers searching for ways to beat the rapidly increasing use of electronic warfare on the battlefield.Max Hunder, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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