battle royal

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Recent Examples of battle royal Cargill entered the battle royal towards the end, successfully eliminating stars like Nia Jax and Becky Lynch. Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024 But in an effort to remain as impartial as possible, Daniel and Johnny agree to stage a battle royal judged by a guest sensei: Mike Barnes. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 July 2024 This final has the potential to be an historic battle royal and, perhaps again, a passing of the torch—Djokovic, of course, has won this trophy seven times, while Alcaraz is the defending champion. Corey Seymour, Vogue, 12 July 2024 In a 2-2-1-1 format, the ACC and Big 12 could very well receive just one bid (the AQ), because their No. 2 teams would compete annually in a battle royal for at-large berths against the Big Ten and SEC bluebloods, not to mention Notre Dame. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for battle royal 
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Noun
  • City officials did not say what set off the dispute.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Logan Square taproom, which Ravinia Brewing opened in 2021, was at the center of its trademark dispute with Ravinia Festival.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Following the altercation, the woman’s mother stormed out of the room, leaving the family divided on who was right in the situation.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • When an altercation erupted between a rioter and a Capitol Police officer, the document said, Roe — with the pitchfork in his right hand — moved forward and pushed the officer with his left hand.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The heads of corporate branding cook up a brief, a design firm answers with a litany of slides, and, after iterations, interventions, and internal quarrels, the sign arrives in the physical plane, with glossy acrylic letterforms and antiseptic light.
    Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • The key is to keep communication clear and avoid overreacting to petty quarrels and misunderstandings.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The controversy surrounding Emilia Perez comes in stark contrast to the positive reception of Wicked.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, Carter's administration was asking Congress to approve some $5 million in military aid to assist in the fight against leftist guerrillas, despite several reports of right-wing death squads carrying out extrajudicial killings against union organizers, teachers and priests.
    Jasmine Romero, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Fed dialed back its fight against inflation over the final months of last year, lowering interest rates by a percentage point.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The lawsuit, originally filed by DHL in September, centers around a financial disagreement stemming from MyPillow's use of DHL's delivery services.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But the board quickly devolved into disagreement Tuesday as supervisors nominated themselves for the officer positions.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Despite all the good arguments against biogas, for the industry, there’s no limit to its growth potential.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Though Woodall's suit filed Friday contains numerous allegations about the first Moana film, the substance of his argument focuses on the sequel released in November 2024.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the older teens (including Louise’s nemesis, Logan) have taken over the area for snowball fights, and the younger kids get caught in the cross fire.
    Lillian Brown, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The incident was the latest of several protests on campuses across the country by pro-Palestinian protesters in response to the war between Israel and Hamas and the killing of thousands of Palestinians caught in the cross fire.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024

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