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dueling

verb

variants or duelling

present participle of duel

as in fighting

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Muslim leaders and community members, in turn, told the USA TODAY Network they’re left fighting to defend their faith and warning the nation that its founding principles are at stake.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
But Verstappen had enough to pull clear in the last few laps and grab third, with the McLaren drivers slowed fighting amongst themselves.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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The Flames and head coach Jamey Chadwell should be back to contending in Conference USA, led by transfer running backs Kam Davis (Florida State) and Kanye Udoh (Arizona State).

— Justin Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Another group of scholars eventually refuted the claims in 2023, contending the ring had no connection to anyone named Pilate.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of contending

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At Oregon, Sadiq was productive last year (560 yards, eight touchdowns) but was battling injuries and was rarely at full strength even while playing most of the Ducks’ snaps.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
On the other side, the Rangers are battling the Astros to grab the American League West.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of battling

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Using LLMs to smooth out the challenges of wrestling with a text, of struggling to find the right words to convey a thought, of piloting one’s own personal and intellectual development, is antithetical to this type of education.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Getting them in a room together was like wrestling mythological beasts.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrestling

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Liverpool are grappling with the demands of Andoni Iraola’s philosophy, and that has meant playing at a higher tempo.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The district is grappling with a $222 million structural deficit, and its unrestricted contribution to special education has more than doubled since 2018-19.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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