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  2. Gauntlet (glove) - Wikipedia

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    The practice of throwing a gauntlet in response to a challenge has its origins in antiquity. In Book 5 of the Aeneid, Entelus responds to the challenge of the boxer Dares by throwing his caestus (boxing glove, or gauntlet) into the boxing ring. To "throw down the gauntlet" is to issue a challenge.

  3. George Wallace's 1963 Inaugural Address - Wikipedia

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    Following his election as governor of Alabama, George Wallace delivered an inaugural address on January 14, 1963 at the state capitol in Montgomery. [1] At this time in his career, Wallace was an ardent segregationist, and as governor he challenged the attempts of the federal government to enforce laws prohibiting racial segregation in Alabama's public schools and other institutions.

  4. Running the gauntlet - Wikipedia

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    Gauntlet in Russia, 1845. To run the gauntlet means to take part in a form of corporal punishment in which the party judged guilty is forced to run between two rows of soldiers, who strike out and attack them with sticks or other weapons. Metaphorically, this expression is also used to convey a public trial that one must overcome.

  5. Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs to cut red tape and ...

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    Sir Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to Britain’s top watchdogs and regulators – including those covering the energy sector – demanding they come up with ideas to boost investment ...

  6. OpenAI is throwing down the gauntlet at Google by rolling out ...

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    OpenAI's ChatGPT is rolling out a new search tool, taking on Google's search reign with real-time answers and conversational query processing.

  7. This jobseeker made a ‘Desperate’ LinkedIn banner to counter ...

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    This jobseeker made a ‘Desperate’ LinkedIn banner to counter taboo of the ‘Open to work’ flag

  8. Wikipedia : Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2013 August 16

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    1.2 Origin of the practice of throwing down the gauntlet? 10 comments. 1.3 Scarpetta novels by Patricia Cornwell. 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents.

  9. Talk:Running the gauntlet - Wikipedia

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    The phrase throw down the gauntlet, meaning to issue or accept a challenge, uses gauntlet in its glove-related sense. It derives from the practice among medieval knights of challenging each other to duels by throwing down their gauntlets. So gantlet does not work as an alternative spelling here.