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Recent Examples of faces off
With Kean running unopposed in the June 2 Republican primary, whichever Democrat faces off against him in November will almost certainly shape their campaign around his disappearance.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
The singer faces off with Priestly just before an Italian fashion show performance.
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Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Jordan's character, a billionaire, faces off against a former FBI agent (played by Adria Arjona).
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Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
These people have already drunk their faces off.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Pattinson can be heard as the announcer during the British Open semifinals scene toward the beginning of the A24 film, before Chalamet’s Marty Mauser faces off against Hungarian champion Bela Kletzki (Géza Röhrig).
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
Every three years, the division faces off against a division from the NFC.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
Christopher plays Anatoly Sergievsky, a Soviet chess champion who faces off against an American (Aaron Tveit), with a woman caught between them (Lea Michele).
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Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Before Alabama faces off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, Saban offered a word of warning to head coach Kalen DeBoer and his Crimson Tide.
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Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
The singer faces off with Priestly just before an Italian fashion show performance.
—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Jordan's character, a billionaire, faces off against a former FBI agent (played by Adria Arjona).
—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
These people have already drunk their faces off.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Pattinson can be heard as the announcer during the British Open semifinals scene toward the beginning of the A24 film, before Chalamet’s Marty Mauser faces off against Hungarian champion Bela Kletzki (Géza Röhrig).
—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
Every three years, the division faces off against a division from the NFC.
—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
Christopher plays Anatoly Sergievsky, a Soviet chess champion who faces off against an American (Aaron Tveit), with a woman caught between them (Lea Michele).
—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Before Alabama faces off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, Saban offered a word of warning to head coach Kalen DeBoer and his Crimson Tide.
—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faces off
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According to Reuters, Gakpo was given time off to spend with his family, who are staying near the team base in Kansas City as the Netherlands competes in the World Cup.
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With a 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame, Palmquest also competes in shot put and threw 46 1/2 feet as a sophomore, taking first in Aledo’s district meet.
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Alpha-gal was more of a private enterprise, another rumor contends.
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Uber contends this arrangement has created an incentive for doctors and attorneys to collude to dramatically inflate medical bills.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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