How to Use running battle in a Sentence
running battle
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So did Elon Musk, who has fought a running battle with left-wing politicians in the region.
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Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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The potential sale could resolve a long-running battle between the Vawter brothers and neighbors who pushed to protect the home.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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Does the beginning of this war tell us anything meaningful about the long-running battle between the interventionist and noninterventionist wings of American conservativism?
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Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Meghan Markle’s return to England, which would come nearly four years after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, depends on the conclusion of Harry’s long-running battle over his security.
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Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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In a long-running battle between the state and local governments over housing, the California Supreme Court required Huntington Beach on Wednesday to approve plans for residences that low-income people could afford in the Orange County community.
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Bob Egelko,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Dec. 2025
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