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After a further firefight, the Special Forces team captured the cartel leader and two of his bodyguards.
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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
During the firefight, Battalion Chief Hinds said an explosion forced crews to evacuate the building.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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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
During the firefight, Battalion Chief Hinds said an explosion forced crews to evacuate the building.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firefight
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Jacob Ulibarri spent about six hours on New Year’s Day last year squashing hot spots where the Lachman fire had burned.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Images from the site showed the charred shell of the bus after the fire was brought under control.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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According to Fairbanks, who moved to South Africa from the United States more than fifteen years ago, attacks on farms appear to be mostly economically motivated crimes.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The attack illustrated the care news outlets must take in reporting during wartime, and the responsibilities of American journalists to report the perspective of countries its government views as enemies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Claude, as far as Amodei was concerned, was in any case not ready for unsupervised combat operations.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Part of the Next-Generation Air Dominance family, CCAs aim to perform missions including air-to-air combat, strikes, electronic warfare, and reconnaissance, while protecting pilots and expanding capacity at lower cost.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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The war inside The game was ultimately decided by the battle inside the paint as TCU’s frontline of Punch and junior center Xavier Edmonds scrapped and clawed with Kansas’ talented big men Flory Bidunga and Bryson Tiller.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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He was involved in multiple relegation battles and believes having the right mindset is key.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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