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affliction

[uh-flik-shuhn] / əˈflɪk ʃən /


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Affliction ended up folding for financial reasons after two events, both headlined by Emelianenko.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2018

The business faltered after Affliction hosted just a few matches.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2018

The next year, he served as chief operating officer of Affliction Entertainment, a Trump mixed-martial arts venture of boxing, wrestling and karate that featured a Russian Army veteran named Fedor Emelianenko.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2018

Trump not only embraced the sport, he explored the possibility of himself developing a rival to the UFC called Affliction.

From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2017

As a three-year survivor of Stage IV cancer, I can tell you that you got everything right in An Imperial Affliction.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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