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  • present participle of fight.
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fighting

[fahy-ting] / ˈfaɪ tɪŋ /




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Those that end up fighting -- through pressure or coercion -- often do not tell their relatives.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“I see it as people see what we’re doing, and they want us to keep fighting for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Enríquez García said that, although teachers face criticism on social media and some label them “lazy teachers,” they are fighting for a dignified and just life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The goal is minimal, a memorandum of understanding to stop the fighting, open the strait and set up talks on more difficult issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They were an awful mess, tangled and piled on each other and fighting over the vomit.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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