dogfight
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Mexico and Brazil are in a caramelo dogfight.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
President Trump honored two storied military veterans during his State of the Union address, including 100-year-old veteran Royce Williams of Escondido, who survived what’s believed to be the longest dogfight in history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Last weekend Osasuna winger Munoz impressed as his team won away for the first time all season, for back-to-back wins to take them away from the relegation dogfight.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Medals of honor tend to require eyewitnesses, though Mr. Issa notes that Soviet records testify to the dogfight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
They were jealous of each other also; hence, the general pandemonium was continually being garnished by one snarling dogfight or another, all taking place just outside the perimeter of shotgun range.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Known for: Highly maneuverable, supersonic light fighter, excellent dogfighting capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
The Pentagon calls it “synchronized proximity maneuvers,” which is what happens when military bureaucrats try to describe dogfighting in space without using the word “dogfighting.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025
Gen. Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel also issued statements condemning dogfighting and lauding the conviction of Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
These dogs are reminders that even now, 12 years later, survivors of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation live on in pockets throughout the country, including here at Best Friends Animal Society’s 3,700-acre sanctuary.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2019
Before they’d even had a chance to return to the airfield, Lilya saw that Raisa Belyaeva was dogfighting with a Luftwaffe fighter plane.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
At every stage, you are jostled along by reports of your ongoing accomplishments—thirty thousand steps taken, fifty alien words collected, ten pirate ships dogfought.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 10, 2016
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