variants
also gantlets
as in trials
a test of faith, patience, or strength
before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees
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Complementing these trials, the video shows the robot performing straight-leg bounds with striking synchronicity.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Subsequent trials have expanded that figure to more than a 100x improvement, and the system has achieved positioning accuracy as good as GPS, with resolution down to 4 meters.—
Paul Smith-Goodson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The material is claimed to be the most effective and convenient solution to tackle fires.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kruse and Fialko invested seven figures into rebuilding Priscilla’s brand, stabilizing her finances, settling her lawsuits, cleaning up numerous private family ordeals, and attempting to help Priscilla repair her relationship with her daughter.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Gauntlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlets. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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