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battle

[bat-l] / ˈbæt l /




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The trial will revisit the battle between Death Row, founded by Marion "Suge" Knight, and Bad Boy Records, the East Coast label created by Sean "Diddy" Combs, which signed Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G."

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

For seven weeks last year, it seemed the interminable battle over the seashore had finally come to an end.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Some 550 firefighters are in the battle against the flames near the eruption of another fire in July that covered 37 square kilometres of land.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Despite cooler temperatures on Saturday, crews across Wales are continuing to battle fires.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

In the telling of any great puffin battle, there reaches a point when the puffin fearlessly avoids pain and injury by courageously keeping out of reach of their enemies.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Whatever private battles the 33-year-old may be fighting, they are never present on stage at the O2.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Patients have used the platforms for decades to detail their battles with insurers and drug companies or promote medical fundraisers on sites like GoFundMe.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Too pure for endless battles over a damn chair.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

If only “HOTD” had put as much effort into honing its characters’ internal battles as it did depicting bloody conflicts across Westeros.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

During that same summer of the Americans’ annihilation by the Soviets, Bobby Fischer, now twelve, was engaged in his own battles on the board, playing in a tournament in Greenwich Village.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

More than 100 firefighters and two water bombing planes battled through the night to contain a major forest fire that broke out on Friday on the Croatian island of Dugi otok, threatening many homes.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

So far this summer, firefighters have mainly battled wildfires in rural areas and moorland across the country.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Iga Swiatek will meet Elena Rybakina in the Canadian Open final after both players battled through their semi-finals in three sets.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Italian Darderi used a mid-match changeover to enjoy an espresso as he battled to a 4-6 6-3 7-5 win.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

My heart raced as a hundred panicky thoughts battled for the top spot.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

She was also battling back from a severe lower back injury that left her almost paralyzed last year.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Emergency crews in Montenegro have been battling fires along the coast for several days, while fires were reported near Albania's capital on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Instead it wiped out its quarterly profit and left the ticket reseller battling customers angry about fraudulent tickets and slow refunds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey posted on social media that Gilman had been "essentially catatonic" and battling a "severe case of pneumonia" before he was released.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The last thing I needed was to be swept up in someone else’s revolution, when I was battling my own war trying to get my family here.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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