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The launch of weight-loss pills is the hottest battle in pharma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

The battle for the drivers' championship has tightened up as Formula 1 prepares for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The cost of living fell in June for the first time in six years thanks to plunging gas prices, but the U.S. battle against high inflation is far from over.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

The combined company -- which came about after Netflix bowed out of the battle to own Warner -- would control a sprawling roster of assets, including CNN, Warner Bros.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

She remembered her battle with Reuben and knew she wouldn’t survive a second round.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

If Iran was to be defeated or driven to the negotiating table, the battles would need to be won in the air and at sea, U.S. officials have said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

That tension has defined some of the most significant First Amendment battles in American history, including disputes over classified documents, confidential sources and government efforts to identify journalists’ sources.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Those two Fed chairs are remembered for their epic battles with the legislative branch.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

The GEO Group and other immigrant detention center operators have faced other legal battles over workers’ rights, including lawsuits in Washington, Colorado and California over the $1-per-day payment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But for many people life proceeded without too much disruption, except in the regions where the pitched battles were fought.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

What’s funny is that as Djokovic has aged and battled, the crowd has really come around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Open and 2025 French Open champion, has battled through three sets in each of her last four matches — but that’s what she does best.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Riders put blocks of ice down their tops as they battled the severe heat that has hit southern Europe this week.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

For the rest of the way, the sophomores and the freshmen battled for first with a clearly exhausted varsity trailing both.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

England have had to produce battling performances during this tournament, notably when going behind against DR Congo and beating Mexico in the Azteca Stadium.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

With some 850 firefighters battling the flames with the help of specialised Canadair aircraft, authorities are hoping to control the flames during the day, said Paul-Edouard Laurain, spokesman for the regional firefighters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

For two years, after losing a landmark defamation case filed by the Sandy Hook families and declaring bankruptcy, Jones has been battling the satirical news site the Onion for control of his website Infowars.

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026

Just this week, Ole Miss is facing criticism after a longtime high school baseball commit from Iowa who has been battling cancer for three years, Brett Harris, said he had his baseball scholarship pulled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

When she finally finds me, I feel as if I’ve been battling for days, though in truth, it has been no more than half an hour.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir