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battle

[bat-l] / ˈbæt l /




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It’s the tech that’s powering its creepy glasses, its open-source coding model, and now its bid into the battle of personal agents that will basically turn the experience of scrolling online into a water slide.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

"You're seeing a lot of an internal battle on what he thinks of AI, which is encouraging," says Henriques.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The seven-time champion, who is third in the drivers' title race while Ferrari are second in the constructors' battle, said removing Vasseur would be a mistake.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Central Command have turned around the battle of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the battle that followed, the Santo Antonio, one of the most important ships remaining in the Portuguese fleet, was sunk.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Past developments, including the port and abandoned coal and wind-power plants, left farmers and fishermen in yearslong battles over compensation and resettlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The decision could potentially shape similar legal battles facing the UC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Birkenstock is far from the only fashion brand locked in battles with mass retailers over design mimicry.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Certain people have their own little fiefdoms or specific knowledge of how government bureaucracy works, which gives them a leg up in internecine battles.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

At the beginning we were too young to understand what was going on; by the end we had become used to news of battles, defeats, and victories.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

Wiltgen arrived from Sierra Canyon, had to sit out the first part of last season and battled back from an injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Within 24 hours the issue was being battled out at the High Court in Belfast during an urgent Saturday hearing which ended up lasting more than 13 hours..

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least eight more confirmed dead in neighbouring Myanmar.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The stock market this year has battled concerns surrounding the cost of the AI build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mark battled his nerves as they walked, trying to be ready if anything jumped out at him.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

A 12-year-old girl who spent time in hospital battling an aggressive form of cancer has launched a petition calling for improvements to the food dished up to patients.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The country’s Counter-Terrorism Service, a U.S.-trained force known for battling ISIS, commanded an estimated 14,000 soldiers as of 2024, fewer than the militias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Today is not like 2022, when the Fed was battling surging inflation with an aggressive rate-hiking cycle, Kourkafas noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Pilots describe a high-stakes race in the skies of Los Angeles, with the TV stations battling to get breaking news on the air first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

After he visited with Mrs. LeMaigre and determined that she was battling yellow fever, Rush began to change his tactics.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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