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Recent Examples of battlefront
Imagine how Trump’s words affected the mother of Danish machine-gunner Sophia Bruun, killed in action in 2010 at the age of 22, who fought alongside British army troops in the battlefront province of Helmand.
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Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
According to the Examiner, Princess Anne is on Prince William and Queen Camilla’s side on the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle battlefront and is trying to block the Sussexes’ possible return.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Jan. 2026
And Disney, being Disney, found a way to have a seat at the table without opening another legal battlefront.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
At stake is a policy that advocates hope will serve as a citywide blueprint for creating and preserving more affordable housing and more renter power, the latest battlefront in a decades-long fight over the future of residential development in the area.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
According to the Examiner, Princess Anne is on Prince William and Queen Camilla’s side on the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle battlefront and is trying to block the Sussexes’ possible return.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Jan. 2026
And Disney, being Disney, found a way to have a seat at the table without opening another legal battlefront.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
At stake is a policy that advocates hope will serve as a citywide blueprint for creating and preserving more affordable housing and more renter power, the latest battlefront in a decades-long fight over the future of residential development in the area.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefront
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Amnesty International said that attack took place in the village of Mussa near Sambisa Forest, a stronghold of militants from Boko Haram and its splinter group, an Islamic State affiliate known as the Islamic State West Africa Province.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Law enforcement officials said Guadalajara is a stronghold for the criminal group.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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And by the turn of the twenty-first century, most of those tiny bungalows had been replaced by sprawling estates—fortresses for the entertainment elite, where Oscar trophies adorned mantels and wealth guarded from disaster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Its driver, Faisal, could not wait to see his father emerge a free man from this tan-colored fortress.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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In that world, he’s been written off as old, washed, and a bastion of a game that’s passed him by.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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At the bottom end of the peninsula, the town of Waimea is home to historic Parker Ranch, the Paniolo Heritage Center cowboy museum, and Merriman’s, a bastion of regional cuisine that many consider the best restaurant on the Island of Hawaii.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Alex Smalley leads the field at the 2026 PGA Championship through three rounds of play, with a score of -6.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Also, without names, the people are on a level playing field with the snowflakes, who are the man’s new friends, and, without names, the doctors can be known solely by their specialties.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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But Patrick Mahomes, who tore his ACL last December, is ahead of schedule and will likely be under center when these two teams square off in early November.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefront. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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