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The phrase "a direct showdown" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a confrontation or conflict that is straightforward and unambiguous, often between two parties.
Example: "The two rivals finally agreed to a direct showdown to settle their differences once and for all."
Alternatives: "an open confrontation" or "a head-to-head battle".
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It's clear early on we're going to have to wait for a direct showdown between the two main characters; the series is geared towards that as an endgame.
BBCChinese.com editor Zhuang Chen says it is thought to be the first time there has been a direct showdown between newspaper staff and party officials.
Now that different appeals courts have disagreed on the constitutionality of same sex marriage, the Supreme Court may have a hard time avoiding a direct showdown on the issue.
With Marvel Studios nowhere to be found, this year's Comic-Con didn't feature a direct showdown between the Disney-owned blockbuster factory and crosstown rival Warner Bros., which is ramping up its own cinematic universe based on DC Comics characters.
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In a sense, the awards season had shaped up into a showdown between James Cameron, who directed "Avatar," and Ms. Bigelow, who was previously married to Mr. Cameron.
Maybe we can have a little bit of a showdown.
"The Son of No One" self-destructs in a ludicrous, ineptly directed anticlimactic rooftop showdown in which bodies pile up, and nothing makes a shred of sense.
Ah, a karaoke showdown.
This amounted to a constitutional showdown.
But a bigger showdown is coming.
The league would love a Los Angeles-New York showdown.
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