- present participle of fight.
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LinkedIn is fighting AI overuse with measures including a “seems like AI slop” button.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
At the height of the fighting in the main breach, after repeated Ottoman attacks had been beaten back, Giustiniani was badly wounded and withdrew to seek treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Nothing makes sense. It feels like a movie,” she said, fighting tears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Aizama and Paredes met while fighting for the "National Coordinating Committee of the Bolivarian Army."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
One hand touching Belle’s foreleg, I kick downward again and again, fighting my urge to surface.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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