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Meanings of battled over in English

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Usage of battled over in English
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Last year, Congress battled over ethanol subsidies before approving a one-year extension.
Reuters
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Pakistan and India had battled over the disputed Kashmir territory since 1947.
Frontier fury
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Lawmakers have battled over the bureau since it was created in 2010.
Reuters
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Outside, sparrows battled over a seed bell I'd hung in the courtyard.
Deadly Décisions
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Guitarist Jimi Hendrix's family battled over his image, licensing dueling products.
Reuters
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Most likely everyone, pirates included, feared damaging the precious artifact they battled over.
Provenance
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The leaders of seven political parties have battled over policies during a head-to-head debate.
BBC
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The gangs have splintered as they battled over trafficking routes and territory, fueling violence.
Reuters
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Over a period of nine months, Rosenthal also battled over casting, acting and costumes.
Reuters
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We battled over this and in 1994 I went to live with my mum.
The Guardian
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Later, we battled over the phone and I just had to hang up on him.
Ebony
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They had battled over it for hours, and then Zoe had flown back to Providence.
Answered prayers
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Armies of Asiatics, armies of Gauls, each claiming to represent Rome, battled over her helpless body.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 / (From the Ris...
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The names of the villages also reflected the fact that this land had much been battled over.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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For more than seven centuries, Christian monarchs and the Islamic rulers of Al-Andalus battled over the Iberian Peninsula.
BBC
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Soviet and American jets had battled over the Persian Gulf, and the entire region was primed to blow.
Swan Song
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