fight on
phrasal verb
fought on; fighting on; fights on
: to continue fighting
He vowed that he would fight on alone.
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But the Greens’ victory means Labour is now fighting on two fronts.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Starmer vowed to fight on, and got a reprieve after potential leadership rivals publicly backed him.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Ukraine has said roughly 1,400 Africans from nearly 40 countries are fighting on the Russian side, though experts believe the numbers are higher.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Clark previously lived in Denver, trained at a Denver martial arts gym, and fought on the undercard in a 2007 MMA event at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Starmer vowed to fight on, and got a reprieve after potential leadership rivals publicly backed him.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Ukraine has said roughly 1,400 Africans from nearly 40 countries are fighting on the Russian side, though experts believe the numbers are higher.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Clark previously lived in Denver, trained at a Denver martial arts gym, and fought on the undercard in a 2007 MMA event at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Fight on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20on. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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