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Recent Examples of showdown
Written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck, which officially opens April 3, chronicles the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The Wolverines and Spartans are one win away from an Elite 8 showdown after making the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 over the weekend.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
The 2024 Women’s March Madness Tournament featured a showdown between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
One of the tycoon’s companies, which for years has run two ports on the Panama Canal, had been thrust into a broader showdown between China and the United States.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The Wolverines and Spartans are one win away from an Elite 8 showdown after making the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 over the weekend.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
The 2024 Women’s March Madness Tournament featured a showdown between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
One of the tycoon’s companies, which for years has run two ports on the Panama Canal, had been thrust into a broader showdown between China and the United States.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration's decision to deport 137 Venezuelan migrants last weekend despite a judge's order blocking the move was viewed by some legal scholars as an escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the judiciary.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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Extremist violence runs from organized groups to lone attackers and from right-wing or white supremacist ideologies to leftist confrontations with police and the recent Tesla vandalism.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
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With a brewing 60 meter sprint race between NFL champion Tyreek Hill and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles locked in for sometime later this year, conversations have been running amok as to whether the crossover duel will actually field a competitive race.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Snell duels with Tarik Skubal, the incumbent AL Triple-Crowner and last year’s unanimous AL Cy Young.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Saturday’s meeting between St. John’s and Arkansas (21-13) is set to renew a decades-long rivalry between Pitino and Calipari.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Pitino had unknowingly helped give Calipari his first big break and started a rivalry that lasts today.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared a trade war and challenged Canada’s sovereignty.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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There is, in short, nothing here but unadulterated hagiography of American military might, which feels especially egregious considering the war in question and the filmmaker’s own apparent intentions.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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With competition intensifying, technology rapidly accelerating, and the battle for top talent fiercer than ever, leaders' reservoirs of resilience will continually be challenged from all angles.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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What else is going on Point Reyes’ historic dairies have been ousted after a legal battle.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Start before your competition Start looking before your competition heats up.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The commission has sought to bolster E.U. e-commerce sales competition while targeting companies selling unsafe and counterfeit products.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2025
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Of course, Buss attended her team’s face-off against the Denver Nuggets and made a point to pose with Hudson during the game.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025
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Each week will feature a new flavor face-off for guests to order.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The shift comes as China and Russia have ramped up displays of orbital warfare capabilities over the past few years.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Other training events for the four-day exercise include air defense, anti-submarine and surface warfare operations, maritime patrol, and replenishment at sea, which are designed to refine the tactical and operational capabilities of the French and Indian naval forces.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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