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fight the good fight
idiom
: to try very hard to do what is right
He has always fought the good fight against oppression.
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Such division of labor would allow each agency to leverage its own particular strengths and resources, and therefore fight the good fight more effectively.
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Tim K. MacKey, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2012
In 2018, Millar and artist John Romita Jr. started a new Kick-Ass comic series with a totally different protagonist: Patience Lee, a Black military veteran and mother who slapped on the same green costume to fight the good fight.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2023
And the sign of a friend is someone who stands by your side, to fight the good fight on the good days and on the bad.
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
This is your opportunity to win over your audience and to fight the good fight.
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Keren Pakes, Forbes, 5 July 2021
Director and political activist Rob Reiner, meanwhile, was encouraging people to stay and fight the good fight in 280 characters or less.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
The youngest daughter said that her father’s passion and drive to fight the good fight is infectious.
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Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2022
The more leadership demonstrates a commitment to these issues and is willing to fight the good fight, the more employees feel supported, seen, and connected to their jobs.
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
But even the most powerful people in the universe can't fight the good fight forever; almost a century after earning their superpowers, the team is now old and grey, looking to pass the torch to the next generation.
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Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 Apr. 2021
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“Fight the good fight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20the%20good%20fight. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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