bullring
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At a bar called Viva San Fermín, we buy a rabo de toro sandwich, braised oxtail on crusty bread, and carry it to the bullring.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
All of which makes “Afternoons of Solitude” — despite its reflective-sounding title — practically an action film for Serra, whenever longtime cinematographer Artur Tort’s camera captures the business of the bullring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
“You see? Heavy tight dresses like this are made for the festivals at the bullring in Seville city,” she explained.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2023
People can be treated directly by Spanish Red Cross medics or in the bullring surgery area.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
Sometime in 1925 Johnny and his guardian pulled into the old mining town of Butte, Montana, where the local bullring racetrack linked up with a network of other tracks, carnivals, and fairs.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Supporters of bullfighting had protested against the bill, saying it would deprive not just those who breed the bulls of their livelihood but also the many street vendors who hawk their wares at the bullrings.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
When we were kids, they would come and play in Mexico and they would sell out bullrings and they would sell out stadiums.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Larson thinks it’s hard to compare racing at Friday night dirt bullrings like the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio or Knoxville Raceway in Iowa to what NASCAR’s top drivers deal with at Bristol.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Just a few fight posters from events at the local bullrings are plastered on the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2019
In his course from meadows and rangeland to back roads and bullrings, Tom Smith had cultivated an almost mystical communion with horses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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