battles

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Charniak said she is currently living on Social Security and her late husband’s small pension, having spent much of their savings on court battles and raising Joey.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The result is one of the strangest custody battles to ever roil the aerospace and museum industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The test at Barcelona will be to deliver week in, week out, particularly given the level of competition for a starting place, as he battles it out with Raphinha among others.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

On December 7, 1950, I was going to put all battles aside and celebrate my birthday.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals