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fistfight

[fist-fahyt] / ˈfɪstˌfaɪt /


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Afterwards, Turner challenged Murdoch to a fistfight and the two media icons continued to play out their rivalry in the business world.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

“Every night is like a fistfight in there, and people think you’re an idiot,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

To stay undefeated, the Huskies have to win a four-quarter fistfight first.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2023

As Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told the Daily Beast, as a "professional wrestling fan" he enjoys thinking "that a fistfight could break out at any movement."

From Salon Jul. 18, 2023

And on the seventh day, I got into the weirdest fistfight of my life.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie



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