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Recent Examples of battle line
The battle lines seem to be forming along industry and geography.
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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The showdown over the future of the Colorado The battle lines have largely been the same for months, with the three lower basin states in one camp and four upper basin states in the other.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 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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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The showdown over the future of the Colorado The battle lines have largely been the same for months, with the three lower basin states in one camp and four upper basin states in the other.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
Noun
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The Chargers’ length played a factor throughout the match, especially on the front line.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Russia’s bigger and better-equipped military has been making slow but steady gains along the more than 1,000-kilometer (over 600-mile) front line.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The Chicago White Sox surrendered five runs in the second inning on Wednesday, falling 8-2 to the Los Angeles Angels in front of 23,338 at Angel Stadium.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Last year, on Archie's 6th birthday, Meghan shared a photo of her son looking out at the ocean with the sun in front of him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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