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battlefields

  • plural
    of battlefield.
    battlefield
    noun
    the field or ground on which a battle is fought.

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There are 230,000 graves nationwide for unidentified soldiers, while thousands of others are believed to remain buried in remote jungles, or under farmland or other former battlefields.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Today the islands are home to fewer than 50,000 people and are best known for beaches, diving and some World War II battlefields.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Project Meridian” will be focused on achieving technological superiority for “developing and fielding weapons and systems” for battlefields in the decades ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The month before Muzirikazi left with his cousin Dylan Goodho, Zimbabwe announced 15 nationals had been killed on "foreign battlefields".

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

She’ll race across the Civil War battlefields of Monocacy and Germantown, running through Gaithersburg and Rockville and Bethesda, Maryland.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti