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Recent Examples of firefight
Some residents have grown frustrated by the mounting costs of relocating as the firefight and cleanup efforts continue.
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Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By Rebecca Schneid Updated: January 12, 2025 7:01 AM EST | Originally published: January 11, 2025 10:14 AM EST
As fires continue to blaze across Los Angeles, more than 12,000 personnel have been deployed to support the ongoing firefight.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 11 Jan. 2025
The region is set for its first real rains of the winter, which would provide some welcome relief in this seemingly endless firefight.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
One reservoir near the Palisades, called the Santa Ynez reservoir, is currently empty during the firefight because the reservoir's cover is being repaired.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By Rebecca Schneid Updated: January 12, 2025 7:01 AM EST | Originally published: January 11, 2025 10:14 AM EST
As fires continue to blaze across Los Angeles, more than 12,000 personnel have been deployed to support the ongoing firefight.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 11 Jan. 2025
The region is set for its first real rains of the winter, which would provide some welcome relief in this seemingly endless firefight.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
One reservoir near the Palisades, called the Santa Ynez reservoir, is currently empty during the firefight because the reservoir's cover is being repaired.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firefight
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To get water up to the fire, the trail crew filled five-gallon jugs and lashed them to mules.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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That did not happen, of course, due to the engine-section fire.—
Bradley Iger,
Ars Technica,
20 Feb. 2025
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Hamas started the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that left 1,200 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, and took some 250 hostage.—
Samy Magdy and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, about 5:15 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the area's Valley community for a report of a dog attack.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Injuries and infections in combat push researchers to find better ways to save lives, often faster than in civilian health care.—
Adit Ginde,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2025
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Among issues facing European sourcing teams this edition is the impact of legislation to combat greenwashing.—
Ellen Groves,
WWD,
19 Feb. 2025
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So, too, did anticolonial nationalists in the twentieth century conceive of their battles against Western empires in this way.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The biggest victories in the inflation battle already have occurred, Hoyt said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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