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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Meanwhile, however, there’s a running battle between water officials and farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin and along the river in California over diversions for irrigation that remains unresolved.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Christian Pulisic, who was repeatedly fouled during the match, waged a running battle with the Peruvian official all night, then appeared to motion for Ortega to join the Uruguayan victory celebration after the final whistle.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Proponents and opponents of global warming have a running battle.
—Michael C. Bolton, al, 28 July 2023
Biden seized on that running battle during the dinner.
—Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
That lines up with the stand Epic has taken in its long-running battle with Apple over allowing such third-party payments on iOS.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2023
Looking for a return on this kind of outlay, the encyclopedia industry began to employ an army of door-to-door salesmen whose ever-evolving grifts would keep publishers and the Federal Trade Commission in a running battle through the 1970s.
—Dennis Duncan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
Open Queue Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev SA has scored at least a temporary win in the long-running battle over light beer brands’ marketing claims.
—Patrick Coffee, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2023
That effort emerged from a long-running battle in which families and advocacy groups have implored Vertex to make its medicines available in low- and middle-income countries.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Feb. 2023
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Christian Pulisic, who was repeatedly fouled during the match, waged a running battle with the Peruvian official all night, then appeared to motion for Ortega to join the Uruguayan victory celebration after the final whistle.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Proponents and opponents of global warming have a running battle.
—Michael C. Bolton, al, 28 July 2023
Biden seized on that running battle during the dinner.
—Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
That lines up with the stand Epic has taken in its long-running battle with Apple over allowing such third-party payments on iOS.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2023
Looking for a return on this kind of outlay, the encyclopedia industry began to employ an army of door-to-door salesmen whose ever-evolving grifts would keep publishers and the Federal Trade Commission in a running battle through the 1970s.
—Dennis Duncan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
Open Queue Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev SA has scored at least a temporary win in the long-running battle over light beer brands’ marketing claims.
—Patrick Coffee, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2023
That effort emerged from a long-running battle in which families and advocacy groups have implored Vertex to make its medicines available in low- and middle-income countries.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Feb. 2023
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“Running battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20battle. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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