battles royal

variants or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales
plural of battle royal

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Noun
  • Fraternal security Gulf states have had significant internal quarrels over the years but remain bound by mutual defense treaties signed decades ago.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • International investment treaty disputes are arbitrated under a third-party institution that employs attorneys who specialize in international law and have no particular ties to either party.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The California Governor’s Office disputes Kominski’s characterization of contractor donations as a vector for political influence.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The September 12 report shared that RBW had actually fired Lee in August, citing declining profitability, management difficulties, and disagreements over new artist direction.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.
    Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whereas large investors once uniformly supported settlements to avoid costly fights, some now argue that quick capitulations undermine shareholder democracy and give too much power to activists.
    Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The 6-foot-6 defenseman decisively won his fights.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The experience ends at a vineyard table set between rows of Cabernet, where two vintages are paired with gourmet cheeses.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The photo, shared to the r/Weird community, shows two distinct sets of small prints, eerily human-like, with long fingers, smudged onto a black shelf beneath rows of art and history books.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Battles royal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battles%20royal. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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