beat back
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Ranchers and vets say this $4 treatment for cattle will help them beat back flesh-eating screwworm.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
If you opt for private sessions, there’s a misconception that it will involve revealing your innermost secrets, perhaps while lying on a couch, as a therapist prods you to beat back your demons.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made the dramatic call for a “code red” last week to beat back a rising threat from Google, he put improving ChatGPT at the top of his list of fixes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
In other words, it’s riveting prose about how humans beat back despair.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
She uses her cane to beat back the dense undergrowth.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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