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Recent Examples of battle line
The battle lines seem to be forming along industry and geography.
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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The showdown over the future of the Colorado The battle lines have largely been the same for months, with the three lower basin states in one camp and four upper basin states in the other.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 Feb. 2026
The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Modern Naval planners forget that, for small ships, the transit to the World War II battle line was usually an awkward and often grinding mix of travel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The showdown over the future of the Colorado The battle lines have largely been the same for months, with the three lower basin states in one camp and four upper basin states in the other.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 Feb. 2026
The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Modern Naval planners forget that, for small ships, the transit to the World War II battle line was usually an awkward and often grinding mix of travel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
Noun
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Starobilsk lies about 40 miles from the front line in eastern Ukraine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Linebacker Kyler Priester had a nice game, as did edge rushers Trace Johnson, a transfer from Timber Creek, Justin Kemp, a transfer from Poinciana, who joined JP Furtado and J’deion Jackson on the TFA front line to form quite a formidable wall.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Smugglers Run has always been full of distractions, as the screen — in front and somewhat above guests — pulls viewers away from the seat-adjacent wall controls.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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The service South Africa’s hospitality culture, to many, is par excellence, and Echo’s nearly all-South African front-of-house team feels like a natural extension of this (just in briskier climes).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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“Battle line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20line. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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