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the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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California's border with Mexico has been a battleground between the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels.
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CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The visit is part of a White House effort to campaign in key battleground districts.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
With control of Congress and several key governorships at stake, the 2026 midterm elections are already shaping up to hinge on a relatively smaller number of battleground states.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Now that those days are over, the Kennedy Center has become the latest battleground in America’s never-ending culture war.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The visit is part of a White House effort to campaign in key battleground districts.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
With control of Congress and several key governorships at stake, the 2026 midterm elections are already shaping up to hinge on a relatively smaller number of battleground states.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Now that those days are over, the Kennedy Center has become the latest battleground in America’s never-ending culture war.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleground. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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battleground
noun
bat·tle·ground
-ˌgrau̇nd 
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