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The statement said that the people on the boat initiated the firefight, which took place one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel off Cuba’s north coast.
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David Hickey, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
After a further firefight, the Special Forces team captured the cartel leader and two of his bodyguards.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Special forces closed in on Oseguera’s home and a firefight ensued, Trevilla said.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 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, 24 Feb. 2026
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David Hickey, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
After a further firefight, the Special Forces team captured the cartel leader and two of his bodyguards.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Special forces closed in on Oseguera’s home and a firefight ensued, Trevilla said.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 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, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firefight
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True was in her office inside the restaurant shortly after the lunch rush Monday afternoon when a customer came in and said the Chinese restaurant a couple doors down was on fire.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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On September 30th, a few days after the attack, Loomer called out Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, the heads of Apple and Google, for making such programs available.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities Bahreini’s announcement came just hours after Iranian state media said two nuclear facilities had come under attack.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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For that, more combat soldiers are needed in the IDF.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Worked on helicopter radio systems and flew in more than 50 combat missions.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the time of the initial gun battle, the MacEgans were on an afternoon walk through a nearby field.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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So California may be readying to wage a two-front battle — the familiar one against smog, but a second, altogether new one, against an administration determined to let California get smoggy again.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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