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martial

[mahr-shuhl] / ˈmɑr ʃəl /


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Martial arts films portray competition as a means of pushing your opponent to do better, to go further.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Martial law was lifted around six hours later, after lawmakers raced to the assembly building to hold an emergency vote.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Kathleen Coleman, renowned Harvard classicist, points to the words of the Roman poet Martial, who makes reference to Mars and Venus both in armor and women in the arena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Hearring, who ran Two Dragon Martial Arts Studio for 18 years on Lake Avenue, placed a bid to buy the land after her studio burned down in the Eaton fire in January.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

With his mask on and the walls of Blackcliff rising around him, Veturius is every inch the Martial soldier.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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