fight
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Since then, Russia, the United States, China and India have explored ways to fight in space outside of that treaty, including by targeting rivals' satellites, which are key for military communications, surveillance and navigation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
For just about everyone in the blueberry business, though, it has been a knife fight, plagued by intellectual-property theft and tanking profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
After initially vowing to fight NBA sanctions, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced Sunday the team will comply with the league ruling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Mothers in the village of Piddington, in Oxfordshire, are calling on women MPs to back their fight against a planned migrant camp near their homes, the Daily Express reports.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
When I was a first year, I’d seen her make a cocky fifth year mop the entire mess hall because he had the audacity to start a food fight.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Benn has won 25 of his 26 fights as a professional and would emulate his father, Nigel, by claiming a WBC title with another victory.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Navigating her self-imposed deadline, she fights the urge to reduce her project to marks on a checklist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In July, after BBC's investigation, Meta had put out a detailed post on its website, external about how it fights child exploitation on its apps.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The questions left unanswered by Thursday’s agreement could trigger fights further down the road, analysts warned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
This was just the start for Joey; he was going to have many more fights.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
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The firm fought off the takeover, and Phillips got his expected payout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The region was also the site of the Battle of Jutland, fought off Hanstholm in Northern Jutland.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
"Today's verdict is extremely disappointing for John McDevitt, who has fought for more than 40 years to clear his name," Foyle MP Colum Eastwood said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I fought for that because I knew no DJ would cut that song off with Neal’s guitar wailing at the end of it. It was too brilliant.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Instead, they fought long and hard over questions like which of them had the most naval strength and the superior form of government.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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The renewed fighting in Yemen comes as the wider regional war remains at a stalemate.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Given this flare-up in fighting, reporters asked if there would be an end to this war.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rodriguez is still fighting for a prison on the shuttered site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I’m here for air-traffic management, not for fighting with Pfizer,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Master and I go around righting things that are wrong in the world and fighting evil."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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