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  • present participle of sport.
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sporting

[spawr-ting, spohr-] / ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- /


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Meanwhile, sporting director Hugo Viana reveals that there were question marks over Cherki's attitude before he was signed for £30m in June 2025.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Forty years later, the Paris Paralympics solidified the movement’s position as one of the largest sporting events in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The 19-year-old, sporting a budding beard, usually operates from home, filling lulls by watching the TV show Criminal Minds or honing his drone-flying skills on a simulator.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Fully integrated this time, they made the Act 2 name-day party exponentially more nightmarish for poor Tatyana, crowding the room along with the dancers sporting animal heads.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

A young Congolese man wearing a striped polo shirt and sporting a cool haircut pushed his way through the crowd to the van.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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