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Many MPs believe that Badenoch has for some months now been an impressive combatant at Prime Minister's Questions, her weekly joust with the prime minister.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Recently, one pair of cosmic dancers has turned astronomer’s heads by performing a very dangerous routine — which they’ve nicknamed the cosmic joust!

From Space Scoop ● May 21, 2025

Slowly, Gourley introduced his cockamamie mind and razor-sharp wit, learning how to joust with O’Brien and feeling freer to crack up the parade of famous guests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

As such, seeing him host Oliver on Tuesday was a bit of magic Colbert's joust with Monday guest, Neil deGrasse Tyson couldn't quite match.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023

“Will they joust for me? I should like that.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Perhaps they’ll even find more cosmic jousts — enough to make a whole tournament!

From Space Scoop ● May 21, 2025

History shows they’ve acted as statesmen in times of crisis before and temporarily paused their jousts on social media and in the courts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

Thirteen years on from his untimely death, the influence of the continent's most charismatic star is enduringly felt when Europe take on the USA in their biennial jousts.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

In Heti’s earlier books, readers see characters in the world engaging in philosophical or aesthetic jousts, at parties, in conversation with friends.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

Sir Kay managed to get them on the way to the lists at least an hour before the jousts could possibly begin.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

During Friday’s hearing, the lawmakers turned to former CNN anchor Jim Acosta, who famously jousted with Trump during his first term, for his reflections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

The White House has jousted with Beijing on trade but reached a broad truce with China after a major escalation last spring.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

Fleetwood and Thomas jousted through the back nine and also made it to the last all square.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

Medieval English knights donned armor, mounted highly trained horses, and jousted with long lances in spectacular ritual combats.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024

Malcolm X’s growing respect for individual whites seemed to be reserved for those who ignored on a personal basis the things he said about whites and who jousted with him as a man.

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

TV commercials showed construction workers jousting with FatMaxes, and Stanley sued copycat competitors for alleged patent infringement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

And there's been some verbal jousting in the preamble to Sunday.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

These include regional fisheries bodies and the International Seabed Authority -- the forum where nations are jousting over proposed rules on the environmentally destructive deep-sea mining industry.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

And like sword fights, jousting is never not entertaining.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

“What will I do? Where will I go? I have no trade, just the jousting show, and that needs two.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin