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A sign of the difficult balance over which all sides were tussling came Sunday from a statement released by a spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2018

For the first few months, no one had a clear mandate to make big decisions, and teams were tussling for turf.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 17, 2014

The two Manchester clubs were tussling at the head, while three London contenders were tucked in behind occupying positions three, four and five.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2013

I could not figure out why they were tussling, and probably they could not, either.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2011

Hippy and the bronco were tussling on the threshold of the car with Hippy's feet in the air most of the time.

From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]