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Of the five clubs currently lodged in battle for three Champions League spots, only two, Manchester City and Aston Villa, booked revenue from the competition this season.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Many, very many, fell down as men slain in battle, and continued for hours together in an apparently breathless and motionless state—sometimes for a few moments reviving, and exhibiting symptoms of life by a deep groan or piercing shriek, or by a prayer for mercy most fervently uttered.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
By war's end, more than 25,000 Americans paid the ultimate price for that choice—many in battle, many from disease and many in ghastly prison ships docked in Brooklyn Harbor.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
It was born in battle, and Dylan, John, and the entire Netflix team fought alongside me every step of the way.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Many, very many, fell down as men slain in battle, and continued for hours together in an apparently breathless and motionless state—sometimes for a few moments reviving, and exhibiting symptoms of life by a deep groan or piercing shriek, or by a prayer for mercy most fervently uttered.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
By war's end, more than 25,000 Americans paid the ultimate price for that choice—many in battle, many from disease and many in ghastly prison ships docked in Brooklyn Harbor.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
It was born in battle, and Dylan, John, and the entire Netflix team fought alongside me every step of the way.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in battle
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“In battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20battle. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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