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After losing in their 2019 clash via unanimous decision, Dern will look to settle the score.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Drake needs to find Canada’s version of a Super Bowl and perform there to settle the score.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
In April, Tehran launched a drone and missile attack at Israel to settle the score following an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, Syria.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Each game needed an extra period to settle the score.
—Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Drake needs to find Canada’s version of a Super Bowl and perform there to settle the score.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
In April, Tehran launched a drone and missile attack at Israel to settle the score following an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, Syria.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Each game needed an extra period to settle the score.
—Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Settle a/the score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20a%2Fthe%20score. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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