as in to fight
of knights in the Middle Ages
to engage in battle on horseback with lances
The knights jousted against each other.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
Located in the Talking Stick Entertainment District on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Medieval Times transports you back in time with jousting knights, horsemanship, falconry and a four-course dinner.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Drake and Kendrick Lamar are well beyond their monumental lyrical joust from earlier this year, but that hasn’t stopped fans from dissecting their lyrics and coming up with new theories.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Katie Hafner: While Widukind Lenz was investigating in Germany, over in the United States, Frances Kelsey was still jousting with Merrell’s liaison, Joseph Murray.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
Located in the Talking Stick Entertainment District on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Medieval Times transports you back in time with jousting knights, horsemanship, falconry and a four-course dinner.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
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Cheer on your knight Your time in Fairhaven isn’t complete without witnessing a joust, and everyone knows it — that’s why seats in the stadium fill up so quickly.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Drake and Kendrick Lamar are well beyond their monumental lyrical joust from earlier this year, but that hasn’t stopped fans from dissecting their lyrics and coming up with new theories.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Parking Lot Altercation This sketch follows Short and Mikey Day using hand signals to fight over a parking space.Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The other part of it too is, while House Republicans were fighting over this spending bill, guess what Senate Democrats were doing?CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Liverpool could afford to carry another underwhelming display from the wasteful Nunez, who completed just 10 of his 19 passes (53 per cent), won just one out of four duels (25 per cent) and forced a save with just one of his four attempts on goal.James Pearce, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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But a birdie on the par-3 12th by Team Langer began the dramatic nip-and-tuck duel between the Hall of Fame fathers and their sons.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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And kicker Mitch Jeter, who had missed half of his 12 field goal attempts and battled injuries this season, made two of his three kicks on Friday, including a 49-yarder with seven seconds remaining in the first half that put Notre Dame ahead 17-3 at halftime.Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Precedent Last Christmas, Swift was present as Kelce and his teammates battled it out with the Las Vegas Raiders in a game that resulted in a 20-14 loss for the Chiefs.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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This heated confrontation quickly escalated, and soon after, a match between the two was officially announced for January 11, 2025, at an upcoming ROW event.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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But Washington’s refusal to let Seoul act on its concerns now sets the allies up for an unnecessary confrontation.Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Food deserts, redlining, a lack of green space and chronic underinvestment in BIPOC communities all play a part in making our Black and Brown neighbors more likely to wrestle with serious chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes.Jeremy Cooney, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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This gift will keep on giving when parents feel the relief of no longer having to try to wrestle young kids out of their puffy coats for car seat safety.Robin Raven, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Though Swift has not attended any of Travis Kelce's away games this NFL season, she has been spotted at nearly every single home game, with the exception of their face-off against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 8.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2024
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Which film wins this face-off could foreshadow whether Marvel will maintain its dominance in theaters or whether DC, under Gunn, could finally start giving the studio a run for its money.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Needless to say, this tension is darkly entertaining, like a fistfight at a funeral.Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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The film discusses suicidal ideation and the main character, George Bailey, expresses some violence, including involvement in a fistfight and knocking over furniture.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano on Friday night in a slugfest remarkably similar to the original two years ago, ahead of the main event Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson showdown.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
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A week after surviving a back-and-forth slugfest with Windsor in the quarterfinals behind junior Emmitt Munson’s second straight 100-yard game on the ground, the Panthers head north to take on a rugged Mavericks squad that’s allowing just 9.5 points/game.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Joust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joust. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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