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But testimony from different gyms and fighters suggests that yes, he did show up after school to spar with guys while he was still wearing his uniform.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Through podcast appearances, tweets and interviews, Milton used social media to build hype for the brand and spar with naysayers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

One reason the U.S. is seen as likely to cede ground is the leverage External link Beijing has shown as it and Washington spar over trade.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

And Ingraham said Reiner “should be lauded” for being willing to spar with her, unlike many politicians on both sides of the aisle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

Show me something, tell me I'm gonna spar someday, put on a pair of real gloves.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

The president sat as reporters from outlets he has sparred with and even sued, including the New York Times, CNN and the Wall Street Journal, came up to be honoured with awards.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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

The fates of all three companies are intertwined, as their leaders—including Musk, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei—have sparred with one another over a technology they helped launch together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

In an extraordinary scene, the two presidents sparred on national television about the usually off-limits subjects of human rights and the Tiananmen crackdown.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Columbus now sparred politely with Nelson until Nelson hit him on the eye, whereupon Columbus retreated with a loud “Ork.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

But their famous sparring session in 2010, when Joshua was still an amateur, soon became the topic of conversation.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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

Video footage taken shortly before her capture showed her sparring with two younger eagles, but exams revealed no wounds or broken bones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Fury's seventh-round victory over Wach was heavily criticised by some but it was effectively a public sparring session designed to keep Fury active and keep his name in the conversation.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

The legal sparring continued through the middle of 1959, when the court dismissed the Crown’s indictment against the remaining sixty- one accused.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela