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[bout] / baʊt /




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But you would have to be incredibly ignorant to believe that the accumulated genius of America won’t survive a flawed president or three, or a bout of cultural self-loathing,

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

It was the same story in the recent bout of inflation following the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

It was the same story in the recent bout of inflation following the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Two years earlier, Hill had survived a bout of colorectal cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Citing exhaustion and, later, the effects of a recent and ongoing bout with hepatitis, Knight departed the campus, leaving the students no negotiating partner.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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