power struggle
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Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Sudan remains locked in a three‑year power struggle between the regular army and the RSF paramilitaries.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In August 2017, Walker spent an afternoon texting Epstein about a power struggle at work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Scandalous as that sounds, there’s actually something less supernatural and more terrestrial playing out here: a power struggle between the Catholic Church and influencer priests who’ve successfully harnessed the internet’s algorithms.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
He did not want the meeting to turn into a power struggle between the Centers for Disease Control and the Army.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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