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dueling

verb

variants or duelling

present participle of duel

as in fighting

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There’s fighting in the streets, along the ramparts, hot oil poured on men climbing ladders.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Numerous other suburban Chicago fire departments assisted in fighting the blaze.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighting

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In addition to contending for national titles, the men will compete for spots on the 2026 World Championship Team.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Union officials and House Democrats close to labor dismissed Welch’s claim, contending Benton had no real influence over organized labor’s decisions.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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Joe died on June 27, 2018, at the age of 89 after battling terminal cancer.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
Fire crews continued to make progress battling three wildfires overnight, strengthening containment lines and mopping up a spot fire, an incident commander said Tuesday.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

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Winner of the Envision Award, which is provided to a project that explores the complexities of shared society by combating prejudice and hate.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
Calaveras County Sheriff Rachelle Whiting declared a local state of emergency, allowing the county to seek greater state assistance in combatting the fire and mitigating damages.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of combating

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Every court now wrestling with preemption is really wrestling with that silence, and silence, at this volume, is a decision someone will eventually have to make out loud.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Democrats voting in primaries this month in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are wrestling with a question that has divided the party going back at least to 2016.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of wrestling

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Fans of celebrity bald eagle Jackie are again grappling with troubling news about her health, the latest downturn in an uneven recovery since her rescue near Big Bear Lake last month.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Part of the process included increasing the duration of the satellite’s thruster burns to get ready for the multi-hour firings needed while grappling the observatory.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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