bouts

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Verhoeven entered the sixth round for the first time in his fighting career - kickboxing bouts are capped at five rounds, and his only previous professional boxing fight ended inside two.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Notably, stocks have outperformed bonds during the two most recent bouts of high inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Rousey retired from the UFC in 2016 because of repeated concussions, and her aggressive fight style where she finished bouts early was deliberate to avoid taking damage to the head.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

In the fall of that year, Philbert entered the amateur bouts that were held in Lansing’s Pmdden Auditorium.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey