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battleground

[bat-uhl-graund] / ˈbæt əlˌgraʊnd /


NOUN
field of honor
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Over the years, Muchtar and his school – as well as the Shiddiqiyyah complex it sits in – have drawn public figures looking for support in what is a key political battleground.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Minister of State Security Chen Yixin on Sunday described AI as "the main battleground" for global competition "and a new track for major power strategic rivalry."

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

A product conference at software giant Salesforce turned into the battleground on the new debate on whether there should be a slowdown in artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

According to polling data aggregator RealClearPolitics, GOP candidates are trailing in a least a half-dozen Senate races in battleground states, including Alaska, New Hampshire, Maine, Georgia, Ohio and North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

She walked with the look of a moveable battleground.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Pronto envisions unmanned tanks aiding firefighters in other former battlegrounds such as Syria and—eventually—Ukraine, part of an array of devices aiding firefighting in hazardous terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Voting has been cancelled in dozens of lower house constituencies, many known battlegrounds or regions where rebels run parallel administrations beyond the junta's reach.

From Barron's Jan. 10, 2026

People visiting the Gettysburg battlegrounds or historic district often report seeing spirits still dressed in uniform wandering about town.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

While it’s not surprising that Harris visited the most hotly contested battlegrounds of the campaign in its home stretch, she departed from her customary rally-style events.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2024

Kennedy and his crew had been patrolling passages in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific, one of many World War II battlegrounds between the United States and Japan.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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