skirmish
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And we don’t have enough time/space to wade into the fray over cups with plastic lining and the Great Shredded Paper Skirmish.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
He became the highest-earning pro in the scene last year when he and his duos partner Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore won $400,000 in the Fall Skirmish series.
From The Verge • Jul. 30, 2019
Parks has been a re-enactor and shoots with the North-South Skirmish Association, while filling his home with books on the Civil War.
From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2014
Skirmish after skirmish is reported; background notes on the combatants are supplied, some untested for relevance; fact after fact is logged, and anything that looks too much like an idea is briskly avoided.
From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2013
Following this Skirmish, the remaining 14 Pvts. were brought aboard.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Much Ado About Nothing
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