battled
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Some small business owners in Raman’s district have said they’ve battled homeless encampments and public safety issues without support from Raman’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The powerful winds also battered northern France across the Channel as Europe battled its first big autumn storms of the year and experts warned of more extreme weather events because of global warming.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
For 13 years, New Mexico and Texas battled in courts over water rights, with Texas blaming New Mexican farmers for pumping too much groundwater and reducing downstream deliveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
On Sunday, stunned residents watched as firefighters, who had battled the blaze through the night, assessed the building's structural integrity.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The Quaker William Allen, who had sworn off sugar for nearly fifty years while he battled against slavery, drank his first cup of tea with a spoonful of white, free sugar.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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