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firefights

noun

plural of firefight

as in fires

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One of the reasons for the concern is that a state fund designed to support utilities and prevent bankruptcies won’t have enough money to cover claims from future fires.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
This caused significant merchandise losses and at least 15 fires.

— Desiree Adib, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of fires

Noun

Attacks continued, despite a peace agreement The government struck a peace agreement with Tigrayan rebels in 2022, ending most hostilities, but attacks on healthcare continued.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
The last three-way talks, in Geneva nine months ago, also took place as attacks continued.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of attacks

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United Nations commissions have formally concluded that Russian military actions amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity — murder, forced displacement and systematic persecution.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
None of this absolves Karen of responsibility for her actions, and sober counselors will readily tell you that the process of recovery can and often does fundamentally alter a relationship’s dynamics.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of actions

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As Gray, the psychologist, has long argued, many of our culture-war battles can be read as fights over who counts as the real victim.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Many death penalty cases also involve lengthy legal battles, keeping people on death row for years and sometimes decades.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of battles

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The Navy has used the cessation of hostilities to restock ships with munitions and supplies, completing a significant replenishment of weapons for the USS George Washington last week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
That action comes as part of a broader regional war in the Middle East that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran in February 2026—and Iran has drawn up plans to potentially attack undersea cables if hostilities ramp up once again.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostilities

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