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Recent Examples of showdown
Top-seeded Idaho (29-5) led for more than 36 minutes of Friday’s 40-minute title showdown, and at one point was in control by 11 points.
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
Stay tuned for the showdown on March 15.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Nikola Jokic had 16 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his 25th triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 129-93 in a Western Conference showdown Wednesday night.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Heading into Wednesday night’s massive showdown against the Dominican Republic, the Venezuelans are undefeated and looking like one of the top teams in the tournament.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
Stay tuned for the showdown on March 15.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Nikola Jokic had 16 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his 25th triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 129-93 in a Western Conference showdown Wednesday night.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Heading into Wednesday night’s massive showdown against the Dominican Republic, the Venezuelans are undefeated and looking like one of the top teams in the tournament.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showdown
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Analysts say intelligence sharing would represent a low-risk way for Russia to support Iran while avoiding direct confrontation with the United States, even as Moscow balances in the region.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Ideological opposition turned to proxy confrontation through Iran's support for Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas, and for Hezbollah, which fought Israel during its long occupation of southern Lebanon.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Two top City Section baseball teams, El Camino Real and San Fernando, faced off Friday in a pitcher’s duel that went eight innings.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Both teams seem to be settling into a duel between two aces.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Devoted fans will catch every clever nod, while newcomers can enjoy the romance, rivalry, and Regency ridiculousness without the multi-volume commitment.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The long-simmering rivalry between Sunni and Shiite Muslims erupted into a civil war that killed tens of thousands of civilians.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Both massive aircraft can act as the president’s emergency operations hub in times of national security threats, such as a nuclear war.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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When the war in Gaza erupted, the Houthis fired ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, in solidarity with the Palestinians, and imposed their chokehold on Red Sea shipping lanes.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The war inside The game was ultimately decided by the battle inside the paint as TCU’s frontline of Punch and junior center Xavier Edmonds scrapped and clawed with Kansas’ talented big men Flory Bidunga and Bryson Tiller.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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He was involved in multiple relegation battles and believes having the right mindset is key.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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That is to say that the way the current system is set up distorts the healthcare economy in ways that don’t allow for much price competition, with ever-rising insurance premiums as the result.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Several regional nations have recently become key targets in a great power competition between the US and China for greater control of the continent’s resources.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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With Colorado on a power play, MacKinnon took a cross-ice pass from Brock Nelson near the right face-off circle.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Much of the credit goes to the defense and to Andrew Golden, a junior who handles face-offs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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By improving detection capabilities against drone swarms, the technology could strengthen air-defense networks and reduce vulnerabilities created by rapidly evolving drone warfare tactics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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International law governing warfare bars strikes on structures, vehicles and people that are not military objectives and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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