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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
Noun
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Only 10% of the homes have been rebuilt in the year and a half since the fire.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The investigation into the Littleton Tesla charging station fires is currently ongoing.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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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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Many of the Marines on Iwo Jima died in combat serving our country.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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His Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has ordered elements of a Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion for the mission, the Pentagon announced.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 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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The ongoing legal battles over Trump's executive orders are expected to continue, with further court challenges and appeals likely.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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