fight for
phrasal verb
fought for; fighting for; fights for
1
: to fight in support of (something)
young soldiers fighting for their country
This is a cause that's worth fighting for.
2
: to fight or struggle to get, keep, or achieve (something)
The team is fighting for a spot in the play-offs.
The two armies fought all night for control of the fort.
They had to fight for survival.
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Russia’s Murky Future A Conversation With Stephen Kotkin Putin’s Defector Obsession
Moscow’s ruthless campaign against Russians who fight for Ukraine.
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Pawel Zerka, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Gabby Petito family fights for new domestic violence laws and programs
It’s been nearly three years since 22-year-old Gabby Petito was killed by her fiancé Brian Laundrie, 23, while on a cross-country journey in the summer of 2021.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
In a hushed famine ward, starving babies fight for life.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Apple is also fighting for the right to use the existing blood oxygen sensor in its newer Apple Watches.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
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Pawel Zerka, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Gabby Petito family fights for new domestic violence laws and programs
It’s been nearly three years since 22-year-old Gabby Petito was killed by her fiancé Brian Laundrie, 23, while on a cross-country journey in the summer of 2021.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
In a hushed famine ward, starving babies fight for life.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Apple is also fighting for the right to use the existing blood oxygen sensor in its newer Apple Watches.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
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“Fight for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20for. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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