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• n  a minor short-term fight
• v  engage in a skirmish

• Bailey's request signaled a new skirmish in a battle for the minds of Laytonville's young.
• In any skirmish with the opposite sex, she has the advantage of ruthlessness.
• A vicious skirmish erupted between Israel and Lebanon.

• brush
• clash
• encounter

News & Articles

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• CalPERS wins round in city's bankruptcy case
  CalPERS won a preliminary skirmish against a bond insurance company Thursday in the battle over San
  June 14, 2013 - The Sacramento Bee
• Charter school pulls petition
  After a recent skirmish with the Morgan Hill Unified School District, Navigator Schools is pulling their charter application but vowing to resubmit a more complete version next month.
  June 13, 2013 - Morgan Hill Times
• Sony Outduels Microsoft in First PS4-Xbox One Skirmish
  Sony Corp. (6758) ’s PlayStation 4 won the initial skirmish over next-generation video-game consoles by exploiting the weak spots in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) ’s plan for the Xbox One: price and used-game policies.
  June 12, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Denny Hamlin in SB Nation (blog)
  I understand how important it is for team morale,Hamlin said. "When two teams skirmish with each other or the two drivers don't like talking to each other, all you do is go backward. There's no doubt about it. Right now, I feel like he has...
• Konnie Huq in ic Wales
  Ms Huq told Sky News: "There was a bit of a skirmish with a protester but the flame stayed alight. I expected there to be protests but I was not expecting to be wrestled by people." "I think that people feel very strongly about China and...
• Joe Girardi in Boston Globe (registration)
  You expected something because there was a skirmish. Torii went out and Pudge retaliated a little bit,Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.