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Before the vote, a surreal Republican-against-Republican debate played out on the House floor as members of the hard-right railed against their own Speaker and verbally sparred with Mr. McCarthy’s defenders.

Feminists sparred with La Leche over its stance on working mothers, yet they, too, sought to empower women facing down the medical establishment.

He said: “I’ve been training hard and had lots of sparring, against new opponents, such as Cori and Tion Gibbs (fellow pros), who are talented lads that I’ve never sparred with before.

However, in recent years they have sparred repeatedly over immigrationhow each country memorializes colonialism and the brutal war that resulted in Algeria’s independence in 1962.

Instead, both sides have publicly sparred, dimming hopes that summer would end with a deal.

In tense hearings this year, Jordan has sparred with Cabinet secretaries, FBI officials and ambassadors alike, accusing them all of taking part in a “weaponization” of government against conservatives.

It is no longer the plan for Helenius, or his wife and three children, with his mind now cast back to 2017, when he sparred with Joshua ahead of the British heavyweight fighting Wladimir Klitschko.

The governor and lawmakers have sparred over nominees.

The Hungarian government, led by nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has sparred with Kyiv over a number of issues since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, arguing for Biden's administration, sparred with conservative justices including John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh over the policy's legal underpinning and fairness.

What they sparred about: A mixture of housing policy and child poverty.

A caller sparred with radio host Charlamagne Tha God on Thursday about Vice President Kamala Harris’ performance in her Wednesday Fox News interview.

Altman has also sparred with Musk, a vocal supporter of Trump who spent at least $200 million to back the former president’s 2024 campaign and is looking at ways to slash government spending, over AI safety concerns.

Aspen Daily News and Aspen Public Radio hosted the event, in which panelists sparred over the future of the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport and the two related ballot questions facing county voters in the Nov. 5 election.

I hadn’t competed or sparred with her since then.

I've sparred many guys, I've put many people over.

Sinwar, who heads Hamas’ military wing, sparred with Haniyeh over Hamas’ direction and tactics, with Haniyeh gaining a reputation as somewhat more moderate and willing to make short-term concessions.

The top four candidates in the race for California’s open senate seat sparred on the Israel-Hamas war and discussed the recent surge antisemitism in Monday’s debate at USC.

The two candidates also sparred over domestic issues including affordable housing, infrastructure, abortion and immigration.

Thursday night’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the echoes from those events were on full display as the candidates sparred over the economy.