joust
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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
At the L.A. fair, there are generally three joust performances per day: the Deptford tournament joust, the queen’s joust and the “joust to the death.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
By watching the joust, astronomers got to see what happens when a galaxy finds itself on the wrong end of a quasar.
From Space Scoop • May 21, 2025
But only some ply the style Walters created with some semblance of her skill, if not always or often with the sharp points and jabs with which she used to joust.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023
My grandsons will joust with theirs, though, and one day their blood may wed with mine.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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