gladiator
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They bonded over a shared disgust at gladiator shoes, and soon thereafter, were in a relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
He’s even holding a gladiator contest on the White House lawn in June to celebrate his birthday.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
"You get these gladiator humans and it looks like they weren't even carrying anything," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick talked with election law gladiator Marc Elias, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026
Still enraged from the disrespectful way he felt he’d been treated during his visit to Moscow a year before, Bobby began acting the role of a Cold War gladiator.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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One of the most regrettable absences, as Mr. Sidebottom notes, is the paucity of material on the training of gladiators in their ludi, or schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
History is on the line in the Australian Open men's final on Sunday with tennis gladiators Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz each vowing no surrender.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
But Ashur sees her and the rest of his gladiators as property, believing his wealth and diplomatic acumen can one day buy him a seat at the table of Rome’s most powerful.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
Gladiators also gets the Children in Need treatment, as some mini gladiators enter the arena and The One Show's The Challenge Squad are also set to feature.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Julius felt a great heat rising in him as he looked at the two tigers huddled together, cowering, gazing in fear at the gladiators standing ready to inflict death at the order of Caesar.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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Ancient Rome - Introductory
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