Word: bouting
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...death! The executive committee of the bourgeoisie casts off the hypocritical veil of congressional government and campaigns in its own name, while the section of the labor movement which has reached only trade union consciousness presses for its share of the surplus! The boff 'em, sock 'em bout of the century...
...like Thomas Dewey who were suspicious of his ambition and his money. The contest of 1958 presented the ideal face for him; against Harriman, the Union Pacific heir, the issue of personal fortune was relatively muted. Rockefeller won by more than half a million votes, outspending Harriman by a bout that many dollars in that Battle of the Millionaires...
...ENTERED HARVARD with the Class of 1976, but took a year off and won't graduate until June 1977. When graduation rolled around I expected a brief bout with nostalgia, especially on Commencement Day when my senior roommates marched through the Yard in their caps and gowns. But oddly enough the mood of the Commencement Week was alienating; it seemed like freshman week all over again, the best-forgotten days when we were all impressed with Harvard and took it seriously, when we felt like human beings of a higher order because here we were, mere freshmen, listening...
Sota finished sixth in the 1965 Masters, which remains the highest finish by a continental player. After a two-year bout with rheumatism, he achieved a golfing first of dubious merit during the 1972 Double Diamond Tournament when he became the only professional to ever be penalized for slow play in Britain. This unparalleled humiliation evoked heated resentment on the home front and hastened Sota's untimely retirement...
...Candy rhapsodized: "He's so breathtakingly beautiful, absolutely dazzling. He's just like a mirrored ball. You can't keep track of him while he's dancing around in front of you." Before Ali's victory, Candice won, with the help of NBC, a bout of her own-against German tradition forbidding women a ringside seat. Was it worth it? "Watching a fight is kind of like watching a car accident," concluded Candy. "It's horrible, but you can't take your eyes off it. I just sat there thinking...