bout
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She returned home for a period, after a serious bout of bronchitis, to find a much changed Tehran - as depicted in the second book in the Persepolis series.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Fury, meanwhile, is also understood to be planning an interim bout, potentially in Dublin on 1 August against an opponent yet to be named.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
But you would have to be incredibly ignorant to believe that the accumulated genius of America won’t survive a flawed president or three, or a bout of cultural self-loathing,
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Speaking to AFP ahead of her latest bout, on Saturday in the Chinese casino hub of Macau, Hill described her colourful journey to the top of one of the most brutal sports.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
“Last buyin’ trip I took,” he said, “a New York feller got to talkin’ bout Southern ladies rockin’ on the porch at five o’clock ever evenin’.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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