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dueling

verb

variants or duelling

present participle of duel

as in fighting

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The discovery raises the possibility of a grim outcome in the search for the four men, which has led to El Salvador deploying 450 special forces soldiers to Haiti as of Friday to aid the gang-fighting force in the search.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
The whole idea is for Israel to keep fighting, because endless wars serve Netanyahu to maintain… a constant state of emergency.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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But one thing is certain that is not going to be a walkover for any of the contending parties at all in this election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
He’s thrived under pressure, delivering in tight spots while proving conducive to winning on multiple contending clubs.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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But Macdonald also spent the last nine years of his life battling leukemia while keeping it secret not just from his audience but his friends.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
After battling the fire from outside, crews later discovered two adults dead inside.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Candidates may spend more of their time combatting misinformation as opposed to sharing their platform, Ridout said.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Unions can also be powerful tools for combating racial pay discrimination; the new report shows tripling union membership would narrow the racial wage gap by more than a third.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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Brittin is grappling with a financial crisis that is precipitating some of the most painful cuts in the BBC’s history.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
Widespread summer heatwaves across Europe in 2026 also dampened chocolate consumption, leaving the broader industry grappling with sluggish volume growth.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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