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I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
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Real Madrid has fought the Miami match tooth and nail, accusing Tebas of chasing attention and destabilizing the league.
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The first option is politically fraught, providing an endorsement, however reluctant, of the Republicans’ go-it-alone budget strategy while ensuring a sharp backlash from a liberal base that wants to see Democrats fighting tooth and nail against the president.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
During the 2021 season, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen fought tooth and nail at every race track.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The Cowboys had to fight tooth and nail to pull out the win against one of the worst teams in the NFL from a season ago.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The first option is politically fraught, providing an endorsement, however reluctant, of the Republicans’ go-it-alone budget strategy while ensuring a sharp backlash from a liberal base that wants to see Democrats fighting tooth and nail against the president.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
During the 2021 season, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen fought tooth and nail at every race track.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The Cowboys had to fight tooth and nail to pull out the win against one of the worst teams in the NFL from a season ago.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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