battle lines

noun

plural of battle line
as in front lines

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  1. front lines
  2. grounds
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  • The frontman said he was humbled by the action and was touched to spend time with members of the Minneapolis community who worked on the front lines during the ICE surge.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of front lines
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  • Just like their first Beverly Hills abode, the home was complete with resort-like grounds.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, peregrine falcons that breed in Alaska migrate almost directly south, dispersing across the Americas to wintering grounds that extend as far as southern South America.
    — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
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