How to Use lock horns in a Sentence
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There is no indication that organization locked horns with the city over its findings.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2026
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But the shortage is here, and the Water Bank has locked horns with city leaders over policies to retrieve that water.
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Alex Hager,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2026
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When the paper’s management locked horns with workers during the 2024 strike, many staffers saw the use of AI to cut costs or counter labor actions as a betrayal of these principles.
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Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi,
The Conversation,
29 July 2026
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European heavyweights France and Spain lock horns today in the first semifinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
14 July 2026
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Today, European heavyweights France and Spain lock horns in the first semifinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
14 July 2026
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Copyright lawsuits aimed at AI firms are nothing new, with seemingly countless publishers currently locking horns with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
30 Aug. 2026
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The shots of it locking horns with a Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider along the Los Angeles River storm canal are still cinematic magic.
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Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
21 Aug. 2026
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