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Recent Examples of battle line
The main battle lines will thus be drawn along the Arctic seabed, in international waters, and en route to outer space.
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And with the next round of Charter Agreements expected to shape the sport’s financial future for a decade, the battle lines are only getting deeper.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
As the nation’s battle lines sharpen on immigration, tension engulfs farmworkers who, in many respects, embody the fraught, sometimes contradictory nature of the debate.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Soon after that show, which is currently being restaged at the David Zwirner gallery in Los Angeles, battle lines were drawn.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And with the next round of Charter Agreements expected to shape the sport’s financial future for a decade, the battle lines are only getting deeper.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
As the nation’s battle lines sharpen on immigration, tension engulfs farmworkers who, in many respects, embody the fraught, sometimes contradictory nature of the debate.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Soon after that show, which is currently being restaged at the David Zwirner gallery in Los Angeles, battle lines were drawn.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
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The birthplace of No Child Left Behind and an early adopter of public charter schools, Texas has for decades been on the front line of educational experiments.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Those corrections offices and case managers on the front line see this everyday.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Tiki Bob's closed a few days later following a spate of more violence, but its palm tree sign still hangs on the front of the building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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The group got into the car, and Alcala made a sudden turn and stopped in front of his house.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Battle line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20line. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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