battled

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Blaustein battled Parkinson’s disease for the last decade and, according to the Hollywood Reporter, was told last month that he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Since taking power in 2012, Xi has used anticorruption purges to consolidate control and advance plans to modernize a military that hasn’t fought a full-scale war since 1979, when China battled Vietnam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As Turner battled rival media titans like Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone in the 1980s and 1990s, they collectively brought cable TV into the mainstream, fostering an explosion of investment, new channels and consumer subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

At the height of the incident, 85 firefighters battled the blaze for eight hours and it was dealt with around 20:40 GMT on Thursday.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

And as the Dutch and Portuguese battled to control Pernambuco, many Africans escaped and created a kingdom of their own called Palmares.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson