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Recent Examples of firefight
But Sal underestimates the scrap and loyalty of Oz’s gang of misfit toys, and when the firefight breaks out, Oz comes out on top.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The wildfire threatened 3,500 homes and other structures and forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said federal funds had been secured to help in the firefight.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The Montana Senate race got nasty in the final weeks as Tester and his Democratic allies raised questions about Sheehy’s claim that he was shot in a firefight in Afghanistan in 2012.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Also please join with me in recognizing all those here tonight who have answered the call in our military, law enforcement, firefights and paramedics.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The wildfire threatened 3,500 homes and other structures and forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said federal funds had been secured to help in the firefight.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The Montana Senate race got nasty in the final weeks as Tester and his Democratic allies raised questions about Sheehy’s claim that he was shot in a firefight in Afghanistan in 2012.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Also please join with me in recognizing all those here tonight who have answered the call in our military, law enforcement, firefights and paramedics.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firefight
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Advocates told Ars that unpopular policies have always fueled workers movements, and RTO and AI are just the latest adding fuel to the fire.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2024
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The man was on fire when police found him near the entrance to the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 trains, cops said.Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
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The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Russia even to a conventional attack by a country that is supported by a nuclear power.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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At least one person was killed in Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro region, Vice Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram, adding that heating was disrupted for 155 residential buildings.Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Our Guide To Big Bend 08 of 08 National WASP World War II Museum The under-the-radar National WASP World War II Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, honors the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, who trained at Avenger Field through an experimental program designed to free up male pilots for combat.Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
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Israel's military identified four of the men as combat propagandists and said that intelligence, including a list of Islamic Jihad operatives found by soldiers in Gaza, had confirmed that all five were affiliated with the group.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Detroit has lost its cavalry commander from the Last Great Newspaper War, the all-out mid-1980s battle for circulation in the last market outside New York where two newspapers still sold more than 650,000 copies a day.Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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His success at the battle paved the way for subsequent victories that would eventually lead to the downfall of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.Newsweek, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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