bouts

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Wardley's rise has been one of boxing's more unlikely stories - from working in recruitment and competing in white-collar bouts to becoming world champion.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Those bouts of turbulence proved to be short-lived, and traders started rushing into markets in a wager that the war wouldn’t persist for long.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Later in the panel, the Angels discussed their “sisterhood,” which was solidified with their individual bouts successfully fighting breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In a “risk-on” market, investors rush to buy up stocks that had been especially beaten down during prior bouts of defensive posturing, noted Cantor Fitzgerald’s C.J.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

He reported that he had recovered from his recent bouts of illness and now felt “fit as a fiddle.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik