Challenge
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This is seen early in the movie when he is shown dueling; he begs his opponent not to challenge him with real swords, because the opponent would quite certainly die.
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Kane Chronicles features a flashback to Moses dueling House Magicians, and it's mentioned in Sword Of Summer that Thor's still peeved over Jesus never accepting a fight challenge.
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The Twilight Samurai The Unasaka clan has strictly forbidden dueling, so when Iguchi Seibei accepts a challenge from Kouda, his friend's abusive, alcoholic ex-husband, he brings a short bokuto to a katana fight.
Source: Wooden Katanas Are Even Better
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