spar
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It was US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the eve of his departure for the G7 summit in the French spar town of Evian-les-Bains.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
It is common for justices to spar in their written opinions, and they sometimes expound on their legal disagreements in speeches or interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
To say these two elements ever meet long enough to spar would be erroneous.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
There are only four to eight fighters in the gym on a given day and only two people spar at once, so Andy's attention can be focused on Aspinall.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
“Yes, give us swords or sticks instead,” laughed Laertes, pretending to spar with Horatio.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Itauma - who had never gone beyond six rounds professionally - admitted before the fight that he had never even sparred 12 rounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
For more than 15 years he has trained under Peter Fury and sparred Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte and UFC champion Tom Aspinall.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
A former world kickboxing champion who came to the Palisades from the Florida Panhandle in 1982, Blanck has sparred with boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard and trained actors Tom Hanks and Steve Guttenberg.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day Thursday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs from the one he is trying to take down.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
She used her feet more than her hands when she sparred with an opponent, because her hands were delicate.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Francis Warren - son of Queensberry chief Frank - first noticed him as a teenager, sparring established professionals.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Eugène Ionesco’s play, currently running at American Repertory Theater, has the two actors sparring over ideas of alienation and belonging amid the outbreak of a metamorphic disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Remarkably, the only time they have ever shared a ring was during a sparring session at Finchley Amateur Boxing Club in 2010.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the A.I. age, Maggie Hennessy asserts, sparring with a grouchy maître d’ over the phone is part of what makes dining out great.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Sisters were assembled for their morning meditation—an hour of silence, followed by singing, followed by a quick sparring session.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Vocabulary lists containing spar
"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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