running battle

noun

: a fight or disagreement that continues for a long time
He has been engaged in a running battle with the government over the amount of money he owes in taxes.

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So did Elon Musk, who has fought a running battle with left-wing politicians in the region. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025 The potential sale could resolve a long-running battle between the Vawter brothers and neighbors who pushed to protect the home. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 The new teaser above sees Sanon’s character, Mukti, walking through a running battle in a city holding a can of petrol. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025 Does the beginning of this war tell us anything meaningful about the long-running battle between the interventionist and noninterventionist wings of American conservativism? — Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for running battle

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“Running battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20battle. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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