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[bat-l] / ˈbæt l /




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On Sphere’s escalators, grey-bearded lifers hugged in shredded battle jackets; tween girls in “Master of Puppets” hoodies drummed along to every fill; accents came from eastern Europe, Latin America and all the world over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

It’s the tech that’s powering its creepy glasses, its open-source coding model, and now its bid into the battle of personal agents that will basically turn the experience of scrolling online into a water slide.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

"When I got to the hospital they explained that he needed to be transferred to the intensive care unit at Hull Royal Infirmary. He was on a life support machine until he lost the battle."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"You're seeing a lot of an internal battle on what he thinks of AI, which is encouraging," says Henriques.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

In July of 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg, over a hundred thousand Union and Confederate soldiers met in a savage battle.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The campaign is playing out against an unusually combustible mix of economic anxiety, war, immigration battles, corruption concerns and unease over rapidly expanding artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The hope is that the only battles which take place in the coming days are in the Belfast courtroom and the Stormont chamber, and not on the streets of Portadown.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

L.A.’s top litigator commands a budget of nearly $200 million, plays a role in shaping city ordinances, and wages court battles on behalf of the public.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

After years of legal battles and bitter fallout with the national press, repairing ties will be a challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I would like some answers, but I also know I need to choose my battles.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Pitts has battled through this crucial period following a bicep injury, and his determination and leadership are integral to the spirit within the dressing room.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

With just over a minute left in the game, Rams cornerback Josh Wallace battled with Broncos receiver Pat Bryant before intercepting a Bo Nix pass at the Rams’ seven-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least eight more confirmed dead in neighbouring Myanmar.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The stock market this year has battled concerns surrounding the cost of the AI build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

“That’s that boy you battled, isn’t it? The one with that dumb song?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

A 12-year-old girl who spent time in hospital battling an aggressive form of cancer has launched a petition calling for improvements to the food dished up to patients.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“It’s not a secret we’ve been battling all season,” Alvarez told reporters Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Today is not like 2022, when the Fed was battling surging inflation with an aggressive rate-hiking cycle, Kourkafas noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

The love story is the kind of theme that sometimes it’s OK to lean into, even though he’s constantly battling whether he should explore it in his films, Wilson added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Toby felt the oddest sensation then, as though every emotion he’d ever had—happiness, sadness, worry, surprise—was colliding inside his body, battling to see which one of them might win.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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