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[bout] / baʊt /




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Yet barring a massive flareup in violence in the Middle East and another spike in oil prices, the latest bout of inflation is unlikely to get much worse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

After all, the plan had been to be following Craig Bellamy's side across Canada, Mexico and the US as the country wrapped itself in its second successive bout of World Cup fever.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s too early to say if this is simply a mild bout of profit-taking, or a harbinger of a more protracted and deeper retreat,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 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

For a few seconds, the people, the bout fall away.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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