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Advertisement The Dodgers-Yankees showdown delivered the largest audience for a five-game series since 2006, when an average of 15.8 million viewers watched the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Detroit Tigers.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Next week’s election will set up another showdown among advocates as three states have initiatives on their ballots regarding school choice.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
The World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is in full swing, and millions of people in the US and abroad are tuning in nightly watch the showdown.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
After bowing to nearly 15 million viewers, the Astros-Dodgers showdown jumped to 18.94 million viewers in Game 5, before growing to 22.29 million the following night.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Next week’s election will set up another showdown among advocates as three states have initiatives on their ballots regarding school choice.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
The World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is in full swing, and millions of people in the US and abroad are tuning in nightly watch the showdown.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
After bowing to nearly 15 million viewers, the Astros-Dodgers showdown jumped to 18.94 million viewers in Game 5, before growing to 22.29 million the following night.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 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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Pine Ridge has a long history of violence — a 1973 confrontation at Wounded Knee between activists and federal officials left several people dead — as well as high levels of poverty.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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And More Ahead Of Final Two Episodes Rio still wants one of them, which spells a duel brewing.Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Many here see the current Dodgers-Yankees World Series matchup as a throwback to the teams’ last postseason showdown — the memorable 1981 duel, during peak Fernandomania, in which a gritty Valenzuela led the Dodgers back from a two-game deficit to take out New York.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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The movie stars Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon in a bitter rivalry during a high school election.Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins whose tour through Poland in honor of their grandmother sparks some serious family rivalry.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Seven active duty members of the Ukrainian military who were musicians before the war started in 2022 have been on a goodwill tour of the West Coast and will perform in downtown San Jose on Nov. 17.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The filing also discusses regulatory disclosures, including the impact of geopolitical risks such as the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East conflict on commodity prices.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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As other suburban Indiana school board races have become embroiled in culture war battles and heated partisan rhetoric in recent elections, school board races in Hendrick’s County have stayed out of the fray.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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In it, five misfits battle to dismantle a conspiracy of teenagers aiming to halt climate change by exterminating adults.John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the current era of U.S.-Chinese strategic competition, North Korea’s value to China extends beyond its role as a buffer zone between Chinese and U.S. forces.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The organising committee investigated and found that Jiang had violated competition rules in the preliminary round because she was helped by her teacher, Wang Runqiu, who was a contestant himself.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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This is a talky chamber piece of philosophical face-offs, debate duels and wordy warfare, though the outcomes remain just as harrowing.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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But toward the end of the evening, things picked up in a big way, ultimately leaving us high from a face-off that that was a genuine knockout.Charlie Mason, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is a talky chamber piece of philosophical face-offs, debate duels and wordy warfare, though the outcomes remain just as harrowing.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The war’s vast front lines could become a sort of laboratory for modern warfare, giving Kim’s troops — and their generals — a chance to study.Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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