battling
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But having to hold your breath for long periods while battling with short sticks at the bottom of a pool builds a unique team spirit, Malaysian player Hui Chin Teoh told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Indonesian schoolchildren prayed for rain on Thursday as another firefighter lost his life battling drought-fuelled blazes consuming forests and peatlands and blanketing parts of Southeast Asia in a sickening haze.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
But Macdonald also spent the last nine years of his life battling leukemia while keeping it secret not just from his audience but his friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
I grew up within driving distance of several of my cousins and spent vacations with them at my grandparents’ home, playing in the pool and battling over board games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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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