as in fighter
a person who takes part in a dispute
every couple has marital problems, but those two are heavyweight brawlers in a seriously dysfunctional relationship
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However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025 -
Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr, marks a dramatic shift for the actor, with the film exploring Kerr’s rise and struggles outside the octagon.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lawyers for the defendants did not respond to requests for comment.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All of the defendants facing ongoing cases — like Wise — had their charges dismissed.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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While plaintiff attorneys have embraced more dynamic presentations in trucking litigation, defense attorneys have been slower to adapt, according to Dunnells.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Josh Chatten-Brown, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said his clients’ lawsuit aims to address how the city processes ADU projects broadly, not just in Pacific Beach.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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Similarly, Kiki vacillates between a broad figure of oblivious privilege, not that far removed from Moore’s The Big Lebowski heiress, and a scrapper who feels just as insecure in this place as either sister.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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The Jay Treaty asked the disputants merely to start a process leading to the appointment of arbitrators qualified to decide their disputes fairly and finally.—
Tom Bell,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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However, if the harassment or dispute is simply two neighbors being un-neighborly toward each other, the HOA’s best response may be to offer a volunteer board member to meet with the disputants to try to host a discussion between them.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Brawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawler. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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