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tourney

[toor-nee, tur-] / ˈtʊər ni, ˈtɜr- /


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Near the start, when Dunk reluctantly accepts Egg as his squire, he set the terms of their relationship in a dark field outside the town where the tourney that births their legend takes place.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

If Cronin fails to make a strong tournament run for a second consecutive season — remember, they didn’t even make the tourney last year — next winter his job situation could begin to get murky.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

Kang Ae-sim and Yang Dong-geun portray an elderly woman and her failson who enter the tourney to erase his mountainous debt.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

Eneasi Piuleini had 23 points and earned tourney MVP honors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2024

"M'lord, there's nothing, it's the tourney, there's no help for it, oh . . ." Tyrion Lannister pulled a coin from his purse and flicked it up over his head, caught it, tossed it again.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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