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Colby Covington’s time in the octagon has been scarce.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026 Last year, Joshua took on another boxing novice in former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, a man known for his toughness and destructive power in the octagon.—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 Audiences aren't rushing to the octagon to see Sydney Sweeney's sports biopic turn.—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 This groundbreaking structure comprises eight triangular steel sections that roll up to a perfect octagon in 2-3 minutes.—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for octagon
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Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon