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The company is seeking $450,000 to $500,000 for a 30-second spot in the first few games of the Series and believes prices could go higher if the Yankees-Dodgers showdown goes into Game 6 or Game 7.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
As for the promise of a possible Spider-Man team-up and/or showdown, like the one dangled in both the mid-credit kickers of both Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, well, that’s ixnayed early on.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Chris Solari scouts Michigan State's showdown with Iowa at 7:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Alabama and Georgia’s showdown on Sept. 28 was a repeat of previous SEC title games.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
As for the promise of a possible Spider-Man team-up and/or showdown, like the one dangled in both the mid-credit kickers of both Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, well, that’s ixnayed early on.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Chris Solari scouts Michigan State's showdown with Iowa at 7:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Alabama and Georgia’s showdown on Sept. 28 was a repeat of previous SEC title games.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Despite their imposing size, black bears are generally shy and prefer to avoid confrontation with humans.Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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The emotional confrontation — which was particularly poignant as Stephen had previously admitted to doing something similar in a past relationship while in the pods with Monica — ultimately ended with Stephen apologizing for his actions, Monica breaking down in tears and the two breaking up.Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Still, if the Liberty would have lost, Ionescu’s shooting woes would have drawn inevitable comparisons to those of John Starks, the former New York Knicks guard who infamously shot 2-18 in another decisive championship duel, Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets.Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
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Its Aleksandr fragrance, which has been on the market since 2012, imagines the smell on the final morning of writer Aleksander Pushkin’s life, which ended in a duel in January 1837.Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
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That said, the New York Jets managed to steal a victory Thursday night—and this weekend is loaded tih rivalry games, which should have several teams fighting harder than usual.BYChris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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After Reed’s loss to Rollins following a trio of Stomps, Rollins indicated that their rivalry will continue beyond WWE Crown Jewel.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s first term, before the war in Ukraine broke out, was deeply disruptive to a security architecture that U.S. presidents, Republicans and Democrats alike, have built on since the end of World War II.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Moments of crisis and uncertainties, in a national political election, a pandemic, the fight for human rights, social and climate justice, incessant wars, etc... become circumstances where private and public merge in a possible long-lasting shift.PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
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The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Penske Porsche Motorsport fell just short in the battle for the Manufacturers Championship in the WEC Hypercar Class, however, as Toyota was able to claim that title.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have campaigned with a hard stance against Chinese competition.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Liz is forced to reexamine her life as the boys’ friendship unravels in a fierce competition for her affection.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Following the game, Ronde, 49, said he was relieved their face-offs were over.Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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In two spectacular face-offs, Daryl utterly destroyed Losang (and, for good measure, bashed his head in with a skull), and Codron shook off a stabbing to hurl Jacinta into a wall.Charlie Mason, TVLine, 27 Oct. 2024
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The importance of drone warfare in Ukraine has also seen Russia look to Iran for procurement – deepening a security alignment that dates to 2015 and the war in Syria, when both backed the regime of Bashar al-Assad.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Russia escalated its drone assaults to unprecedented levels in September, when its forces launched a total of 1,339 Shahed-type drones on Ukraine, of which 1,107 were intercepted and another portion neutralized by electronic warfare systems.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Showdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showdown. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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