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battleground

[bat-uhl-graund] / ˈbæt əlˌgraʊnd /


NOUN
field of honor
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Since this crisis began, Asia has been seen as a key battleground, a region that could determine whether Infantino stays in power.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

That decade saw fewer competitive House races before new maps created more battleground areas in 2010 and 2020, the result of regular redistricting that occurs every decade after the U.S. census.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Big Tech companies increasingly have to justify their heavy artificial-intelligence spending to investors, and Microsoft’s stock has proven a major battleground for this trend.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Let the body remember that it is more than a battleground.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Eventually, Tennessee emerged as the most likely battleground.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

"Too many countries are retreating into geopolitical blocs or the battlegrounds of protectionism," he said, but added: "In every rupture resides the responsibility to build -- nostalgia is not a strategy."

From Barron's Nov. 23, 2025

Years before the U.S. military set off for battlegrounds in Cuba and the Philippines, rebels in both places had begun to fight for independence from the decrepit Spanish empire.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

People visiting the Gettysburg battlegrounds or historic district often report seeing spirits still dressed in uniform wandering about town.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

While it’s not surprising that Harris visited the most hotly contested battlegrounds of the campaign in its home stretch, she departed from her customary rally-style events.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2024

Kennedy and his crew had been patrolling passages in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific, one of many World War II battlegrounds between the United States and Japan.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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