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Parton died “peacefully” on Aug. 25 following a brief battle with cancer in her hometown of Nashville, Tenn., where she and her late husband, Carl Dean, had lived for decades.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Pori knew getting approval would be an uphill battle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Used as an estimation of casualties — just put a number in front, “20 NAZA”— it suggests a battle calculation that has permitted the detachment of moral consquences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The BBC’s Gavin Butler explains why the fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much toxic haze.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He had been at the battle of Guadalcanal in World War II in 1942.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 2,500 head office and other supporting roles by the end of 2027 as it battles competition and falling demand for letter deliveries.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some people will always want their superhero TV shows to feature battles and explosions every week.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

A score of genuinely brilliant military leaders who also confronted a superior enemy force—Hannibal, Robert E. Lee, and Napoleon come to mind—were eventually defeated because they presumed that victory meant winning battles.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Haugen and Horwitz battled similarly daunting foes, and the rot they uncovered was just as systemic and frightening as the reporting.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Horacio Gutiérrez battled regulators at Microsoft and took on Apple at Spotify.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Surgical masks were their only shield against the toxic smoke in which they battled for hours.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

A cause of death is unknown, but Haskins had quietly battled Parkinson’s and was candid about other health issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

While the British and French were fighting the Germans at Verdun and the Somme, Russian and Italian troops battled the armies of Austria-Hungary on distant fronts.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Crews battling a fire near the Grapevine in Gorman have stopped the blaze’s forward progress, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Keeping your balance on a revolving stage probably sounds easy when you compare it with battling demogorgons, but Gaten Matarazzo points out one big difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Brazil is battling soaring public debt exacerbated by high interest rates, and the election result saw the Sao Paulo stock exchange rally to record highs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It’s not a secret we’ve been battling all season,” Alvarez told reporters Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

There are freshmen battling with shepherds’ crooks from the prop table, which—I’m not going to lie—look exactly like the old-timey hooks from Simon’s nightmares.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli