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Putting together the roster that will take aim at the first national championship in Red Raiders history, McGuire drew almost exclusively from the high-school programs he used to do battle with at Cedar Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Those with great experience on a subject have little to no ability to do battle with the smug, the young and the inexperienced.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

"We will have to do battle with A23a for sure," says Andrew Newman from Argos Froyanes.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Cautionary tales of personal transformation jockey with euphoric ones; Oscar-winning legends compete for eyeballs with first-time visionaries; and gladiators do battle with other gladiators.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

Along the way, I had to do battle with several NPCs: a troll, a Cyclops, and a really annoying thief.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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