bouts

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Despite frequent bouts of seasickness, Field undertook dozens of crossings between New York and London, seeking investors and cultivating government support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He also spent a few years in the boxing ring, including bouts with fellow YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul and Love Island star Tommy Fury.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Now, before that, I’d had two bad bouts of bronchitis, one after the next.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But memory is a notoriously cyclical sector, prone to bouts of overbuilding during the boom time which leads to gluts in a downturn.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

For as old as they were, the kids didn’t often lapse into bouts of nostalgia.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs