fighting
Example Sentences
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Before this month, the Lakers, who’ve won 13 of their last 14 games, were fighting to hold off the Suns in the sixth position in the West.
From Los Angeles Times
The fighting has continued in the Middle East.
From BBC
In Middle Tennessee, tilling dirt was her role in fighting the Germans and Japanese.
"I'm so busy that I don't have time to do this. I'm fighting wars and other things. But this is very important because this is going to be with us for a long time."
From Barron's
Instead, he is reportedly considering bringing the current fighting to an end, having severely damaged Iran's navy and missile stocks, and will continue to pressure Iran diplomatically to reopen the flow of trade.
From BBC
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