fought
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“The AGs should have fought for keeping & creating union film jobs in CA,” he said in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
In unpacking the new single title, Harper’s Bazaar suggested that maybe modern-day fame is the disease, and Swift the “early guinea pig” who has fought against sexism and re-created her own masters.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The former undersheriff initially fought the charges, resulting in a mistrial last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Middlesex fought back through Higgins and Duke, and the Foxes will perhaps look back on that partnership as an opportunity that slipped away.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
And in their time, when Rin was threatened, many of the older ones had fought to defend it.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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