dogfight
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Last weekend Osasuna winger Munoz impressed as his team won away for the first time all season, for back-to-back wins to take them away from the relegation dogfight.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Medals of honor tend to require eyewitnesses, though Mr. Issa notes that Soviet records testify to the dogfight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Dyche's successor will take charge of a side mired in another dogfight at the wrong end of the table in 16th place, just one point above the bottom three.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
It’s been a rough season for the Sparks, and they found themselves in another dogfight on Wednesday, this time against the New York Liberty, the team with the best record in the WNBA.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
Evans could swing his little sixteen-inch telescope around like a tail gunner in a dogfight, spending no more than a couple of seconds on any particular point in the sky.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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