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  • adjective not sporting

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Examples

  • He shifted the focus at IMG, which had been geared toward representing sports stars, to also market major sports and nonsporting events and their content.

    Pioneer of the Big Buyout Gregory Zuckerman 2011

  • The winners in the hound, toy, nonsporting and herding groups were being picked on Valentine's Day.

    We Are the Dog Champions 2011

  • For example, US executive/administrative actions have prohibited importation of Steyr and Norinco firearms, some Chinese/Russian military surplus longarms/ammunition, and any arms deemed “nonsporting”.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The most important right to arms vote of 2009 2009

  • The dean of women had decreed that shorts in public for nonsporting purposes were Unladylike and Would Not Be Tolerated.

    Dream State Diane Roberts 2008

  • The only ones such weapons could kill were humans, which was beyond nonsporting.

    Playing Easy to Get Sherrilyn Kenyon 2006

  • The only ones such weapons could kill were humans, which was beyond nonsporting.

    Playing Easy to Get Sherrilyn Kenyon 2006

  • The only ones such weapons could kill were humans, which was beyond nonsporting.

    Playing Easy to Get Sherrilyn Kenyon 2006

  • The only ones such weapons could kill were humans, which was beyond nonsporting.

    Playing Easy to Get Sherrilyn Kenyon 2006

  • Courses include all of the above plus lessons in grooming cats, toy dogs, nonsporting dogs, herding dogs, sporting dogs, hound dogs, terriers, and working dogs.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Courses include all of the above plus lessons in grooming cats, toy dogs, nonsporting dogs, herding dogs, sporting dogs, hound dogs, terriers, and working dogs.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

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