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fighting

[fahy-ting] / ˈfaɪ tɪŋ /




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During the fiercest fighting of the war with Iran, as many as half the attacks on Saudi Arabia came from inside Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the last couple of years Tottenham and Manchester United have found themselves fighting at the wrong end of the table, while teams like Aston Villa, Brentford and Brighton have been battling at the top.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We were less interested in looking at the tech titans than the Davids of this world — the people that were fighting them,” Michelle added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Puerto has framed the suit as a way of fighting back against laws that she feels have compromised the future she wanted to give herself and her children.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

He could see her fighting her terror; he tried to think.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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