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bullfights

  • plural
    of bullfight.
    bullfight
    noun
    a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American spectacle in which a bull is fought by a matador, assisted by banderilleros and picadors, in a prescribed way in an arena and is usually killed.

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He and Jake leave Paris to fish in the Pyrenees and watch bullfights in Pamplona, where tensions among the expatriates explode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Socorro’s social nature, her spunk and her adaptability were likely rooted in her early childhood experiences tagging along with her father to bullfights and bars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2025

A panel of five justices voted to overturn a May 2022 injunction that said bullfights violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from violence.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Unlike in other cities, he says, many people go to bullfights here more for the festive atmosphere than to admire the spectacle.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2023

Rick said, “Do you know how bullfights ended?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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