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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmishers
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Season 42 continues on Wednesday with Richard Nguyen returning as champion to face two new challengers.
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Three Democratic incumbents have now lost to progressive challengers as midterms season kicks into high gear.
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The complaint also identifies several defendants as having ties to the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a Hong Kong charity whose founder, Jacob Lam Hay-sing, is wanted by Hong Kong police in an unrelated criminal investigation.
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The men, all in their late teens, were allegedly beaten and pistol-whipped by two of the co-defendants, while a third streamed the assault to Arnold and other suspects who were traveling to the apartment, police said.
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In April, after another trial, a jury in Chicago ordered Abbott to pay four plaintiffs a total of $70 million.
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The upshot is that plaintiffs can’t sue the biotech company for not putting a cancer warning on the label of Roundup, the popular weed killer.
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Last year, contestants Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar were dismissed from the show for their use of racist slurs.
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In last year’s Season 7, two contestants, Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega, were also caught using racial slurs and had to exit the Villa.
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For some longtime advocates, the fear is more than just existential.
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The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches.
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Other potential 2028 contenders are also beginning to stake out their positions on AI.
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Several Olympic medal contenders surprisingly exited early, adding pressure for future events.
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“Skirmishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmishers. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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