bare-knuckling
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2VERB + BARE-KNUCKLING
polls, transition
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from
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noun
Boxing that is done without boxing gloves.
In fact, the ring's transition from bare-knuckling to boxing was, in practical effect, only a slight move forward.
Ruthless competition.
But there were danger signs in the polls that Carter's bare-knuckling was debasing what one aide called “his strongest positive: you Jimmy the Mean says he's sorry, and Ronald Reagan scrambles for the middle of the road.
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2In fact, the ring's transition from bare-knuckling to boxing was, in practical effect, only a slight move forward.
WiktionaryBut there were danger signs in the polls that Carter's bare-knuckling was debasing what one aide called “his strongest positive: you Jimmy the Mean says he's sorry, and Ronald Reagan scrambles for the
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