bout
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Navy Blue emerged from a depressive bout circa 2015, his freshman year of college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
A bout at Wembley may need to happen in the early hours - which would draw in a larger television audience in the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The latest bout of fighting marks an intensifying effort by both sides to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The latest bout of strikes between the foes has further stoked worries about inflation that has put pressure on central banks to hike interest rates, which has in turn jolted equity markets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I’m always talkin’ bout farmin’, Grandpa,” I said boldly.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Prolonged sedentary behavior was defined as bouts lasting at least 30 minutes with at least 90% of that period spent sedentary.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
A 12-course banquet of huff and puff finally brought to an end by one of the few bouts of coherent football that led to Ryan Naderi's winner.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
When bouts of dissociation started to become par for the course, wearing hardware reminded me I was in a body on planet Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Born with sickle-cell disease, Ms. Gray had spent much of her life in emergency rooms riding out bouts of pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I was a Girl Scout. I’m always prepared for my inevitable bouts of hunger.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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