battle
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But it’s become so easy to ace classes these days that Harvard’s faculty just voted to limit the number of A’s awarded per course as part of a battle against “grade inflation.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Across the English Channel, tennis fans in Paris baked in temperatures of 33C at Roland Garros, with players having to battle through the stifling heat.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Despite these cancellations, thousands of people gathered in the baking heat to watch competitors from all over the world battle it out at the Gloucestershire cheese-rolling race.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Sparta needed allies to fill out its battle array, so it installed subservient leaders throughout the Peloponnese, their allies in the war against Athens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
“What did I tell y’all about refilling the cannons for battle after y’all’s parties—forget it. I’ll do it myself. Signify, protect the Queen Mother and that brother of hers!”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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