gladiatorial
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Betfred's Fred Done called the race result a "gladiatorial bloodbath for bookies" with the heavily-backed favourite winning.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The best that can be done, he holds, is to “construct a tentative program of gladiatorial training.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
"For years our understanding of Roman gladiatorial combat and animal spectacles has relied heavily on historical texts and artistic depictions," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
His happiness, it turned out, was because he had killed seven mice and was feeling very proud—not to say pumped up and gladiatorial.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
