: the art of attack and defense with the fists practiced as a sport
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: an act of enclosing in a box
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: a boxlike enclosure : casing
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: material used for boxes and casings
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On the threshold above the door hangs the boxing belt that Zelensky left behind after their contentious meeting in late February.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Genre creatives in film, TV and video gaming turn to boxing as an outlet for anxiety while Hollywood struggles to bounce back.
—David A. Keeps, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The stars of boxing have descended on south-east London.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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The matchup, which is expected to be one of the biggest British boxing events of 2025, goes down at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, and streams on DAZN.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On the threshold above the door hangs the boxing belt that Zelensky left behind after their contentious meeting in late February.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Genre creatives in film, TV and video gaming turn to boxing as an outlet for anxiety while Hollywood struggles to bounce back.
—David A. Keeps, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The stars of boxing have descended on south-east London.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Boxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxing. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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: construction of the base of a dental cast by building up the walls of an impression while preserving important landmarks
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