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was battled

noun

A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.

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The state was battled over and won; Haiti's wealth, once seized, purchased allegiance — but only for a time.

Slavery was battled for and against on the floor of Congress and in the plains of Kansas; on the Slavery question exclusively was the party constituted which now rules the United States; on slavery Fremont was rejected, on slavery Lincoln was elected; the South separated on slavery, and proclaimed slavery as the one cause of separation.

The Colby Fire, was battled not just on the ground but from the sky.

As a strategic location, the city was battled over in 115 wars and razed to the ground 44 times.

The fire raged from May 14 to May 22 and, at its height, was battled by more than 500 firefighters.

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He was battling.

Whoever was out there was battling".

23 that she was battling the disease.

I was battling for every point.

"He was battling with himself.

It was battling cancer.

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