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dueled

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past tense of duel

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Rhodes went for the Figure Four, but Punk fought out and tried a GTS.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
And in Florida, the longest war the United States government fought was with Black maroons called Seminoles.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

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At El Noche de los Grandes, Gable unsuccessfully battled to become the one and only El Grande Americano.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Those poor defensive numbers might be due in part to a back ailment that Adames has battled at times this year, which has impacted his ability to work with Washington.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

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High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with firetrucks and bulldozers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with fire trucks and bulldozers.

— Caroline Blumberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery of the universe.

— Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026

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Christian and Emmett, now 9 and 11, were home for summer break while her beloved white-and-tan corgis tussled nearby.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Over the past month, the administration has tussled with Anthropic and OpenAI over releasing their latest models to the public.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 June 2026

Definition of tussled

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The finding is not new — Yolo County agencies have for years grappled with how best to support their rural fire departments.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
In their grief, Schreiber’s family has turned to the questions Jake grappled with his whole life.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of grappled

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Royals starter Noah Cameron scuffled early throwing 58 pitches in the first two innings before settling down for a seven-strikeout performance.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 June 2026

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