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firefight

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Definition of firefight

as in fire

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Recent Examples of firefight Nearby traffic on Hostetter Road was impacted during the firefight. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Defense attorneys repeatedly disputed prosecutor’s claims of a gang battle, instead accusing Harris of firing the first shot that killed Payton’s friend, Davanta Turner, and ignited the firefight. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Ted Daniels, who, during a 2012 firefight in Afghanistan, moved into the open to draw enemy fire away from other soldiers in his unit. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026 Bass accused Crowley of leadership failures during the January 2025 windstorm that led to the deadly Palisades fire, and also accused her of refusing to prepare an after-action report on the firefight. — City News Service, Daily News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for firefight

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Temperatures are set to soar in France and Spain this week as the continent heads into its fourth heat wave of the summer, and there is no rain forecast to relieve the tinder-dry conditions fuelling the fires.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
It was reported to be the first time that the Navy’s Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) manufactured by BlackSea Technologies was used in a live-fire exercise.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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The 47 mm limited edition (PAM00249) was released in 2006 to mark 70 years since Panerai created the prototype dive watches for the Italian Royal Navy combat divers in 1936.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2026
Pearlstein says that individuals learning to take up arms is a response to the unfeasible high cost of armed guards at Jewish institutions, and also the lack of solutions to combat antisemitism from legacy organizations and advocates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

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