bouts

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Notably, stocks have outperformed bonds during the two most recent bouts of high inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But memory is a notoriously cyclical sector, prone to bouts of overbuilding during the boom time which leads to gluts in a downturn.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Later in the panel, the Angels discussed their “sisterhood,” which was solidified with their individual bouts successfully fighting breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The Morecambe fighter has been out of the ring since losing consecutive bouts to world champion Oleksandr Usyk.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The first two days’ worth of competition was to whittle those two thousand plus fencers down to a manageable sixty-four when the elimination bouts began.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad