tussle

Having been subjected to multiple FCC probes of ABC’s programming, the corporation has pushed back in court against Carr, in what has already amounted to a drawn-out and expensive legal tussle.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Firms now regularly pay first-year associates salaries of $250,000, up from $190,000 in 2018, in the tussle for the best talent straight out of law school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The announcement kicked off a chaotic tussle over the funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

A proper old-fashioned tussle with Marmoush at times, who kept him on his toes.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

There was the sound of a brief tussle and the conch moved to and fro.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Direct control of the Bronx building, a Success Academy first, means no political tussles over repairs or storage space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

But he has had his fair share tussles on social media as well.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Before Robby and Al-Hashimi engage in any real ideological tussles, though, she commits the cardinal sin of suggesting they change the trauma center’s nickname to something else.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

High on the to-do list will be ensuring the economy is ready for another round of tussles with the U.S., as signaled by the emphasis Chinese leaders have placed on reducing reliance on foreign technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

When I was young these tussles usually ended with Mother screaming over a broken lamp or vase, but as I got older there were fewer things left to break.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has spent the past year trying to act as a bridge while Trump tussled with other European leaders over tariffs, Ukraine and Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

In 2025, the US president went as far as visiting the Fed's under-renovation headquarters, where he verbally tussled with Powell as the two toured the site.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

After stopping at the amenities table for fresh water, towels and doggie sunscreen, Dug tussled with another golden retriever, Bubbles, who was wearing a Goyard collar from Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

Between 1924 and 1927 Sir Malcolm and his friend and rival, Wrexham engineer John Godfrey Parry Thomas tussled for top spot.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025

An idle wind tussled the leaves in the trees and wafted a patch of smoke like a low cloud toward me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

His attentiveness will be closely watched in the Maduro case, as tussling between the defense and prosecution has already threatened to draw out proceedings.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Defenders are grappling with attackers, and attackers are tussling with defenders.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

Videos on social media showed tussling between protesters, some wearing what appeared to be traditional indigenous dress, and security guards.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

But he proves a skilled physical comic, tussling with his boots or recoiling from a kick in the shins from Lucky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025

I didn’t want to drag things out none by tussling.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis