"Major showdown" refers to a significant or important confrontation between two or more parties, where there is a high level of tension and a decisive outcome is expected. It usually involves a clash or intense competition between opponents.
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Sentences with «major showdown»
- European policy makers and financial markets are facing a tumultuous autumn marked by major showdowns in key euro - zone battlegrounds. (news-to-use.com)
- Vilified by the left, major showdowns over the 1832 Great Reform Act and 1909 «people's budget» fed calls for abolition, ending in the chamber's veto power being taken away in 1911. (theguardian.com)
- After Cuomo lambasted Albany in his announcement speech last Saturday and unveiled proposals that seemed to be a direct hit on Silver, the news was full of stories about a major showdown brewing between the two top Democrats. (nystateofpolitics.com)
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