tussle
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OpenAI won its legal tussle with its former backer Elon Musk on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
That became the center of a legal tussle after the city sued for its restoration and some panels have been restored, pending a court decision.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
One of the many undercurrents of Wednesday’s debate was the ongoing tussle between Becerra and Villaraigosa.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The trend in opinion polls suggests that the SNP are best placed to finish with the largest number of seats at this election, with Labour and Reform UK in a tussle for second place.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
This would be the point where she’d leap on Vonetta, they’d tussle, and then I’d have to pry them apart.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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