firefights

Definition of firefightsnext
plural of firefight

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Times staff writer Corinne Purtill reported on the CLEAN Waters project finding no evidence of harm in local beach ecosystems after last year’s Palisades and Eaton fires.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The White House budget proposes cutting funding for the federal agency created after the September 11, 2001 attacks by $52 million and would require small airports to enroll in a program in which TSA pays for private screeners.
    Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The attacks bring into sharp relief how some of the key selling points of crypto — decentralization from banks, the ease of transferring large sums, irreversible transactions — also double as its vulnerabilities.
    Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the reigning champs frequently put Towns in defensive actions, often creating wide-open driving lanes to the rim, much to the ire of head coach Mike Brown.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • On the other side were Jews who tended to be far more concerned about the resurgence of antisemitism on the right, from the likes of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and believed that Israel’s aggressive actions were partially responsible for making Jews unsafe.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, groups like the nonpartisan Latino Victory Project, which focuses on developing Hispanic political leadership, said this current moment should not distract from the still-ongoing civil rights battles.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Understandably, some gamers may be skeptical or even alarmed, given the ethical issues and legal battles surrounding generative AI.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • After all, a bit more than a decade later, hostilities would explode anew in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, during which Nasser shut the canal again.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The exception, of course, is the oil companies that get a free ride off the hostilities.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Firefights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefights. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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