sparring

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That pressure came to a head after immigration officials detained two Target employees inside the vestibule of a suburban store late last week after what appeared to be some verbal sparring in the parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Videos of him sparring with liberal-minded students garnered millions of views online.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paul likes to remind people that he’s a lightning quick study—he insists that he has never been knocked out or knocked down, not even in sparring.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez and American puncher Jared Anderson are also sparring partners.

From BBC

Mat and Chris are sparring over Mat’s insistence that he will marry Anna.

From The Wall Street Journal