octagon
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Conor McGregor's return to the octagon against Max Holloway at UFC 329 lasted just 69 seconds after the Irishman suffered a knee injury.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
OutKick — the Fox-affiliated sports site — breathlessly covered the octagon girls’ new red, white and blue outfits, describing them as possessing “American glamour.”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The centrepiece is the "Claw" - a 92ft high metal structure that looms over the octagon and many of the seats.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
It was a perfect octagon, the eight sides joined at the corners by rippling seams of silver.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
But borders are borders, and once Strickland has been ejected, it doesn’t take long for everyone to get back to Fan Festing at the various octagons scattered around the Ellipse.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
It's like jumping into a kaleidoscope, with constantly shifting triangles, pentagons and octagons.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
Jay drew a simple sketch of the interlocking octagons and diamonds that would form the arched ribs of the dome, but he never made a true blueprint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
It didn’t cover steering, brakes, red octagons at the end of the street, what a yellow light means.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
Large diamond forms, barred with sapphire blue and rich green, are between the octagons on the field.
From Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Rosa Belle Holt
Vocabulary lists containing octagon
Geometry - Introductory
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UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #6
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Geometry (Base List)
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