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But Sophie Cunningham has let the state turn her into a combination of Sancho Panza and Don Quixote, willing to joust with a windmill.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Many MPs believe that Badenoch has for some months now been an impressive combatant at Prime Minister's Questions, her weekly joust with the prime minister.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Either that, or “I never knew a joust to change the price of eggs.”

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

Recently, one pair of cosmic dancers has turned astronomer’s heads by performing a very dangerous routine — which they’ve nicknamed the cosmic joust!

From Space Scoop ● May 21, 2025

The little men were done up in wooden armor, miniature knights preparing for a joust.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Perhaps they’ll even find more cosmic jousts — enough to make a whole tournament!

From Space Scoop ● May 21, 2025

Thirteen years on from his untimely death, the influence of the continent's most charismatic star is enduringly felt when Europe take on the USA in their biennial jousts.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, based in Irving, Texas, is a Spanish nobility-themed dinner theater show with live-action jousts on horseback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

Data protection has been a main focus for Beijing as China jousts with the United States for high-tech leadership.

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2021

The true tension at court— which was apparent to everybody except Lancelot, who was too innocent to be conscious of such things—began to show itself dearly at the Westminster jousts.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

During Friday’s hearing, the lawmakers turned to former CNN anchor Jim Acosta, who famously jousted with Trump during his first term, for his reflections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

The White House has jousted with Beijing on trade but reached a broad truce with China after a major escalation last spring.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

Fleetwood and Thomas jousted through the back nine and also made it to the last all square.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

Medieval English knights donned armor, mounted highly trained horses, and jousted with long lances in spectacular ritual combats.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024

Malcolm X’s growing respect for individual whites seemed to be reserved for those who ignored on a personal basis the things he said about whites and who jousted with him as a man.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

TV commercials showed construction workers jousting with FatMaxes, and Stanley sued copycat competitors for alleged patent infringement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

These include regional fisheries bodies and the International Seabed Authority -- the forum where nations are jousting over proposed rules on the environmentally destructive deep-sea mining industry.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

Plus, Martin challenged the show to “do the best jousting sequences that were ever done on film,” and showrunner Ira Parker said they made it happen, touting one particular jousting scene as “badass.”

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

I groaned to see a giant fork and spoon mounted on the kitchen wall of one of Marvin’s for-sale properties, then smiled when the silverware got ripped down and repurposed as jousting weapons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

As it turned out, Turquine did sit better when it came to the tilt, so that this particular criticism came to nothing—but it throws a sidelight on jousting and may have been worth mentioning.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White