bullfight
noun
bull·fight
ˈbu̇l-ˌfīt 
also ˈbəl-
: a spectacle in which men ceremonially fight with and in Hispanic tradition kill bulls in an arena for public entertainment
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The five justices disagreed with the injunction, which held that bullfights violate residents’ rights to a healthy, violence-free environment.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
About 250,000 bulls are killed in bullfights annually, according to the Humane Society International.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
Notwithstanding such profound philosophical questions, both are at an impasse, and three members of the fractious Republican family are at bullfights goring each other rather than at bull roasts, camaraderie overflowing.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
Mexico’s first recorded bullfight was in 1526, according to a national bullfighting organization, and 326 plazas, or arenas, remain.
—James Wagner Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
About 250,000 bulls are killed in bullfights annually, according to the Humane Society International.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
Notwithstanding such profound philosophical questions, both are at an impasse, and three members of the fractious Republican family are at bullfights goring each other rather than at bull roasts, camaraderie overflowing.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
Mexico’s first recorded bullfight was in 1526, according to a national bullfighting organization, and 326 plazas, or arenas, remain.
—James Wagner Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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bullfight
noun
bull·fight
ˈbu̇l-ˌfīt
: a public entertainment in which people excite bulls, display daring in escaping their charges, and finally kill them
bullfighter
noun
bullfighting
noun
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