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spar

[spahr] / spɑr /
VERB
scrap
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STRONGEST




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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

He would spar, get hit and wonder why he was doing this.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

To say these two elements ever meet long enough to spar would be erroneous.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Then the lights lift, and I stand in the Dauntless training room, in the circle in which we used to spar.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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