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the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Those were part of a series of reviews in battleground states, often led by Republicans, that affirmed Biden’s win, including in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal attorneys have already faced criticism from a judge in Minnesota, which has emerged as one of the most heated immigration battlegrounds so far.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Those were part of a series of reviews in battleground states, often led by Republicans, that affirmed Biden’s win, including in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal attorneys have already faced criticism from a judge in Minnesota, which has emerged as one of the most heated immigration battlegrounds so far.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleground. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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battleground
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bat·tle·ground
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