sparred

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The fates of all three companies are intertwined, as their leaders—including Musk, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei—have sparred with one another over a technology they helped launch together.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In an extraordinary scene, the two presidents sparred on national television about the usually off-limits subjects of human rights and the Tiananmen crackdown.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A former world kickboxing champion who came to the Palisades from the Florida Panhandle in 1982, Blanck has sparred with boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard and trained actors Tom Hanks and Steve Guttenberg.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

While the two have sparred periodically about policy over the last decade, they have also appeared to bond at public events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She never hesitated when they sparred, but she seemed to sink far within herself, into a place that was calm and cool, but also angry and burning.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas