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joust

[joust, juhst, joost] / dʒaʊst, dʒʌst, dʒust /


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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

Competitors were expected to joust one another on a thin, elevated platform that fell out underneath them.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2023

Local 99 declared victory Sunday in the legal joust.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023

She had come up from Oldtown with her father to see her brothers joust.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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