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bout

[baut] / baʊt /




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Treasury yields rose as bond investors braced for a potential rate hike from the Federal Reserve in response to the latest bout of energy-driven inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The episode began when Talarico spent nine days off the campaign trail recovering from a bout of the flu.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Will tonight’s bout between L.A. mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, scheduled to air at 7 p.m. on KNBC, rise to those rarified levels?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The following year when Singapore saw a bad bout of haze, authorities issued summonses to several Indonesian companies thought to have cleared land by burning, in a bid to prosecute them under the new law.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

I expected to find Fern tummy-down, spread out on the bed and fast asleep after a bout of crying.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Like most highly anticipated bouts, the buildup is more exciting than the final conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Right now the economy is already very difficult, and the haze just makes it worse," he told AFP, adding that this year's situation was worse than even previous major bouts of haze in 2015.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

It has now been six years since the two men spoke, with Ryu going into seclusion and Ken selling out, hawking products like Duracell while signing up for gimmicky bouts unworthy of his talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Senior coroner Nicola Mundy said Chapman had a history of mental illness, a diagnosis of schizophrenia and had suffered previous bouts of psychosis.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Great people, my parents, but prone to bouts of crippling sentimentality.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green


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