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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 The existence of the octagons has been documented previously.—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026 Losers often exit the octagon wobbling, smiling, fogged, concussed.—David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 Another potential boxing opponent for the Cameroonian is MVP promoter Paul himself, who stepped into the octagon to celebrate with winners on Saturday.—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for octagon
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Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon