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dueling

verb

variants or duelling

present participle of duel

as in fighting

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The two men began fighting and both pulled out handguns and opened fire, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
Wicky said his halftime message was to be brave and keep fighting.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

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The Oscar-contending documentary Once Upon a Time in Harlem, directed by David Greaves from footage shot by his late father, William Greaves, has earned the eighth annual Library Of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey A pregnant Kaley Cuoco picks the perfect pink gown to showcase her baby bump alongside fiancé Tom Pelphrey, who is contending for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 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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California growers and winemakers of all sizes are wrestling with an oversaturated market due to a steep drop in consumer demand and the loss of the majority of wine exports to Canada.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
From suicides to sextortion, parents and their children are wrestling with how social media and AI chatbots could be harming people’s mental and physical health.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrestling

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In an interview conducted Friday by The Associated Press from outside Iran, Mohammadi said Iranians are grappling with multiple crises stemming from the ongoing war and deepening economic pressure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
In an interview conducted Friday by The Associated Press from outside Iran, Mohammadi said that Iranians are grappling with multiple crises stemming from the ongoing war and deepening economic pressure, and the brutal crackdowns on protests.

— Amir-Hussein Radjy, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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