as in wrestles
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
the boys would rassle and roughhouse for hours on end
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In London Fog, Kaszas wrestles with anxiety, explores the many modern paths to parenthood, and reflects on growing up with a single immigrant mother — all while trying not to let success change him.—
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D'Vontaye Mitchell's widow still wrestles with grief In her letter, Harmon said all four men need to be held accountable in Mitchell's death and that she is still traumatized by memory of receiving the call informing her that her husband was gone.—
Chris Ramirez,
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The court fights all proved futile, however.—
George Avalos,
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23 Oct. 2025
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This included people rushing the field, fights breaking out and some of the crowd panicking.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Rassles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rassles. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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