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• The voice tells him to pick a fight and that in that fight, Clay is not allowed to fight back.
  — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
• McCarthy may think it in the party’s best interest not to pick a fight with Greene.
  — Isaac Schorr, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
• Time will tell if that is enough to push an angry Freedom Caucus member to pick a fight with the speaker.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• Never pick a fight with someone who is ready to lose everything.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 27 Feb. 2023
• Taliban forces in Kabul have so far not chosen to pick a fight with the departing western forces.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2021
• Should our paths not cross again, it’s been nice knowing you, well, everyone that is except that ‘drunken tw*t’ who tried to pick a fight with me on the doorstep of my hotel.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 June 2022
• While the nomination of a Supreme Court justice is probably not the best time to pick a fight with his own party over a spending bill, Trump should risk it.
  — Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 25 Sep. 2020
• Most hummingbird species aren’t afraid to pick a fight, and white-necked jacobins, which range from Mexico to Brazil, are no exception.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2021
• Still, there are some who questioned the decision to pick a fight with congressional leadership and the president from her own party.
  — Brian Slodysko and Jim Salter, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2021
• And Bennett seemed to believe Biden was too focused on his own domestic concerns to bother much with the Palestinian issue, let alone pick a fight with Israel.
  — Aaron David Miller, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021
• Senior Biden administration officials say that American troops could leave Afghanistan in three months if the Taliban does not pick a fight.
  — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021
• The Moon then moves to pick a fight with nebulous Neptune, creating confusing or uncertain emotional states.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
• Johnson’s bill also appears to pick a fight with the federal government over public education.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Feb. 2022
• For example, a dreaming pointer may immediately start searching for game, a sleeping springer spaniel may flush an imaginary bird, and a dreaming Doberman pinscher may pick a fight with a dream burglar.
  — Stav Dimiropoulos, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2012
• In both cases, Jacie may misinterpret Jackie’s communication, or lack thereof, and pick a fight with Jackie.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• Rather than invest in a diversified portfolio using responsible levels of margin, Kolanovic said, these amateur investors are going out of their way to pick a fight with a Federal Reserve intent on cooling off the economy.
  — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Jul 2024