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Recent Examples of battle line
Television revenue is one battle line being drawn as owners prepare to push for a salary cap during collective bargaining negotiations after the season.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The battle lines seem to be forming along industry and geography.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Modern Naval planners forget that, for small ships, the transit to the World War II battle line was usually an awkward and often grinding mix of travel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The battle lines seem to be forming along industry and geography.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Modern Naval planners forget that, for small ships, the transit to the World War II battle line was usually an awkward and often grinding mix of travel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battle line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
Noun
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But in the current climate of censorship and funding threats, museums have largely pulled back from the political front lines.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
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For health workers on the front line of Congo's Ebola outbreak, the work has become harder as the disease spreads faster than their current treatment capacity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Jude Bellingham — England/Real Madrid Between nagging injuries and adjusting his midfield role to accommodate Mbappe and Vinicius in front of him, Bellingham’s final third output has dipped significantly from his blistering debut season at Real Madrid.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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With just over five seconds remaining, Brunson got the inbounds pass and chucked up a long three-pointer that hit the front of the rim.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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“Battle line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20line. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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