battlefront
noun
bat·tle·front
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfrənt 
1
: the military sector in which actual combat takes place
2
: a place or context within which a struggle is fought
… he had already served more than a decade as an attorney on the battlefronts of the civil rights movement.—
Vincent Harding
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That decision was made by Tehran in an attempt to turn Lebanon into another battlefront.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
Those proceedings are one of three battlefronts in a steadily escalating legal war targeting core parts of the representation business.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The homefront became an essential battlefront.
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
This next stage of what has been a raging war between former colleagues since the dark days of the Covid pandemic represents a surge on the judicial battlefront.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
Those proceedings are one of three battlefronts in a steadily escalating legal war targeting core parts of the representation business.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The homefront became an essential battlefront.
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
This next stage of what has been a raging war between former colleagues since the dark days of the Covid pandemic represents a surge on the judicial battlefront.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefront. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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