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sporting
adjective
Involving risk or willingness to take a risk
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ˈspɔɹtɪŋ
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adjective
Involving risk or willingness to take a risk
“A sporting chance”
adjective
Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
“A clean fight”
adjective
Preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
“Led a dissipated life”
adjective
Relating to or used in sports
“Sporting events”
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A sporting chance
Sporting blood
A clean fight
A sporting solution of the disagreement
Sportsmanlike conduct
Led a dissipated life
A betting man
A card-playing son of a bitch
A gambling fool
Sporting gents and their ladies
Sporting events
Sporting equipment
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