fight it out
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You have to be able to say, “Okay, we disagree and let’s fight it out and make the debates. And over time, one of us will prove to be right about this or that debate.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Norway's Vilde Nilsen and Canada's Natalie Wilkie could be the ones to fight it out in the women's standing event having finished one-two at the World Championships.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
We talked about it and worked through it, and because I know them well, we were able to kind of fight it out and get there.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
He will fight it out till the end, of course, but this is one I think he should lose decisively.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2024
It was evident that the sensible decision had been reached to let the two most concerned fight it out alone.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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