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I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
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Both Harris and Trump have spent the last week of the campaign barnstorming in battleground states, fighting tooth and nail for every last undecided vote.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Besides fighting tooth and nail over painting one another as insincere, the candidates’ focus on union support is also at the forefront of this race.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
And Republicans fought tooth and nail, saying, well, Americans should be free to do this.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Opposing both processes, tooth and nail, is our titanic, essential task.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2024
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Besides fighting tooth and nail over painting one another as insincere, the candidates’ focus on union support is also at the forefront of this race.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
And Republicans fought tooth and nail, saying, well, Americans should be free to do this.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Opposing both processes, tooth and nail, is our titanic, essential task.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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