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Construction started late last month on a massive octagon with an open overhead dome and around 5,000 arena seats.—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 An octagon arena is near completion on the South Lawn of the White House for the UFC fight on his birthday.—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 June 2026 After suffering back-to-back losses in the octagon, Muhammad is set to face Gabriel Bonfim in the main event of UFC Fight Night 278 on Saturday.—Matt Moret, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Currently, an octagon is being built on the White House South Lawn for UFC Freedom 250, a June 14 cage-fighting event commemorating America's 250th anniversary.—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for octagon
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Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon